: Denise;

: I took a look through the book, "Blacks in Canada, 1861,"
: and could find neither a listing for Annie Tate or Annie Payne.
: I was really hoping to find her, but without better info,
: there's not much I can do. Sorry, my dear.

: All the best to you,

: - Lisa B. Lee
: Oakland, CA

Lisa,

Thanks a lot for taking the time and making the effort. Nobody said this was going to be easy (grin). And locating one young a probably scared teenage girl is going to be difficult. I'm hoping to find children of a nephew of hers who may remember being told some of her stories - my two key informants - both in their nineties aren't really quite clear, though it is thanks to them that I know anything about Annie at all - for that I'm grateful.

Thanks again,

Denise