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This authentic information was given to me by my parents, Matthew and Mary Looper Hendricks. I made written notes and I am now writing it in response to requests of friends and to preserve such direct infor­mation for my son Josef, his wife Jane and my grandsons John Severin Reece and Steven Reece, also my neices and nephews. Let me say I am indebted to my husband for helping me visualize the meaning of my written notes.

October 1969, Bert Hendricks Reece