Harriman, Tennessee,
                                  April 18, 1921.

My dear Miss Kingsbury:- Thank you so much for your letter
of the 12 enclosing the letter from Mrs. Bernard.

First let me say in regard to my sisters papers, that I was
in Knoxville last week and learned that the Tenn. C.D.
Society will not have another meeting until some time in
May, which is as I understand it the annual meeting.  They
have not had a meeting since sisters papers went in, so I
suppose it will get to you some time. If there is any thing
you can do to get it through before the season is over, I
will appreciate it very much, but please don’t go to any
extra trouble about it.

Well since I last wrote you I have secured a copy of the
Reese book, which says, Soloman T. Reese, 9th child of David
& Susan Polk Reese was born in Mecklenburg County N.C.
1757, married Harriet Jack (sister of James Jack who
volunteered to carry the Mecklenburg Declaration to
Philadelphia) and had two sons, James jack Reese, and
George Reese.  “This family emigrated to Tenn. and nothing
further is known of them.”  I have the address of an
authority on the Jack Family records, so I am going to try
there for proof of the fact that James Reese was a grandson
of Soloman T. Reese and wife Harriet jack Reese.  I will
let you know about this later.

I am enclosing a rough chart showing the line of descent
of my friend Mrs. Durell from Hugh Porter & wife Violet
Mackey and the sister of Violet Mackey Porter (Mollie) who
was the mother of James Reese who married Elizabeth Brown.
Please look over this and advise me if you can give me any
references and services for either Porter’s or Wm. Brown,
since you cannot find any thing for Joseph Brown.  I have
been told there is a C.D. claim in this Porter family, and
I think it has been used, and I will be so glad if you can
get it for me.  I wont have any trouble to prove this line
of ascent or descent as the case may be, given on this
chart.

Hoping you can give me the desired services in the Porter
line, and that I may hear from you soon, I am,

Cordially yours,

CKH/K

PS/ I will write to Mr. Pope Reese of Pensacola.

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