Historian (and lawyer) traps thief of history on eBay


Another story of another amateur historian going out of his way to save history in the form of a letter stolen from the New York State Library.Is Joseph Romito a Boy Scout? Can we give him a medal?

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3 Responses to Historian (and lawyer) traps thief of history on eBay

  1. Vidi XI « Archaeoastronomy says:
    February 3, 2008 at 2:08 pm

    […] Darrell has a post Historian (and lawyer) traps thief of history on eBay. I am wondering how many illegal items have to be listed before eBay decides it has a […]

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  2. Anthony McCarthy says:
    January 30, 2008 at 10:00 am

    Ed Darrell,
    I’ve posted my final answer to you at my website.

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  3. bernarda says:
    January 30, 2008 at 8:13 am

    I just found out that yesterday was Thomas Paine’s birthday. I think I’ll have a belated drink and toast. “He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death. “

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