Reply #9: I was thinking about how bogus this is the other day... [View All]

[murielm99]

I was a librarian for many years. We would often order copies of microfilm from the state library for people who were doing research. Of course they could only use the materials in the library, and we had to return them within a reasonable amount of time.

I remember one PhD student who was studying some early state records. We ordered a set of microfilm for him that included some early financial records of Abraham Lincoln's.

They guy showed them to me and said, "Look, Honest Abe paid his bills."

It was very interesting, and I am glad he enthusiastic about his work and willing to share his research with me. I am glad I had a few minutes to look at what he was doing, too.

But does anyone think that the state library sent us the ONLY copies of Abe's finances? Does anyone think that the ONLY place that has copies of those records is the Illinois State Library?? GIMME A FUCKIN BREAK.

I know other copies of shrubs military records have to be somewhere. They have military records going back to the Civil War!