The  Lookout

Chattanooga

								April- 11th 1921


	My dear Mr. Hill:
				I am just in receipt of your letter of
Tuesday.  You can keep the book as long as you need it.  I know
that it is safe in your care.
	I wrote the Howard story and I have a great deal of data
in addition to what I used.  However I can not recall Samuel
Howard who married Martha Lewis as of Benjamin Howard's line.
You know there were two Benjamin Howards, so far as I know not
related.  I will unearth every thing I have on Howard and write
you.
	The Donelson family article I had ready for my second
Volume, but the author Mrs. J. R. Stephenson, 5125 Worth St
Dallas Texas requested the manuscript in order to extend it.
She is not doing her work for pay of any description, and will
be delighted to oblige me with any information she may have.
Write her and say I asked you to do so etc.  Or you can if you
prefer wait until May 15th when she will return the mass to me.
On the whole I would say write as she seems to know the Donelson
data root and branch.
	Col.King has the King data, promising to send me in
every mail.  I think I will have to work on it to
get it shaped for publication, so I am begging for it.  I am
quite sure it has Colonial records and I know that I has
Revolutionary records.
	I thank you deeply for the William Hill data for which I
breathed a prayer of thankfulness.  I will promise that no
one else shall have it.
	I have not seen Mrs. Cory.  If that matter should fail
however at this time and you are willing you can do some
work for me at different times, checking it off at what price
suits you to come to the same amount.
	Your knowledge would frequently help me and you could
some times help me in just arranging data that I have on
hand.  For instance if the King stuff comes in very bad
shape you might help with that and at the same time find
what you want to know.
	The Donelson stuff is perfect and wonderful.

		With very best regards
			Yours sincerely,
					Zella Armstrong



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