Talk:James Wilkinson

message: According to his great-grandson (of the same name), James Wilkinson was born in Calvert County: the younger JW spent a good deal of time researching his ancestor; the result was published in LHQ I:79‑166, and the statement as to the place of birth appears on p83, at this link. I notice that the Park Service's birthplace, Benedict, is just across the river in fact from Calvert County: I suspect that "Benedict" is shorthand, as very frequently, for "the nearest town was Benedict"; and that JW was very probably born just across the river. I'm not reverting the edit just made — usually all that does is trigger a pig-headed revert war, more ego than concern for accuracy — all the more so that I'm merely offering a theory to explain why two credible sources should say slightly different things; but anyone doing careful research will comb thru this Talk page, and the suggestion may be useful in steering them to the final authority. The print version of the current Encyclopedia Britannica, FWIW, gives Calvert County. Bill (talk) 13:34, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd like to be accurate - however, googling for details, I found various results, e.g., "Calvert County", "somewhere in Calvert County", "Benedict".  Benedict is a smaller location than Calvert County, and there are a large fraction of hits on that.  If it's "near" Benedict, then it would be nice to have a source that relates the two, or (more likely) a given farm location if it's not in a town/village.  Also note that sources often are blurry regarding place of birth when the person lived thereafter in another place. Tedickey (talk) 13:46, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You and I are on the same wavelength. I didn't spell it out, but yes, what's needed is the source with the actual place; I don't think it's online. Very likely the authoritative (though hardly definitive) biography of JW, Tarnished warrior, Major-General James Wilkinson, by James Ripley Jacobs will have the details; I haven't seen it. As it turns out (I've already done the copyright research) the book though 1934, is public domain because they failed to renew, and I'm thinking of transcribing it on my site as well. Anyhoo, just so that anyone poking around for the details is aware of the little uncertainty. Best, Bill (talk) 14:34, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Place of birth

message: This article appears to have several sources, but upon checking them out, there is a brief U.S. Army bio, a Maryland roadside historical marker (cited twice), a rotten link, and a reference I added for his wife, Ann Biddle, but that reference is about her older brothers, Owen Biddle, Sr. and Clement Biddle, and only briefly mentions their younger sister.  There is a lot of detail in the article, but the sources appear to be weak. Stronger references are needed. --DThomsen8 (talk) 15:56, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  More sources needed.   

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