I recently received a letter commenting on an article I've written and I thought I would share it with all those interested in setting the historical record straight in claiming Oregon's rightful history.
"Dear Garry,
3-17-13
I have been studying your excellent article again this morning. It does indeed place
everything in the right sequence, without drama, which I mistakenly tried to
create for my own understanding.
Yours is a beautiful rendition of the facts, carefully constructed to
include every relevant theory in regard to the source of Hakluyt's first story
of Drake's journey in 1589 and also the amazing map included in 1599. It is revealing that the Hakluyt Society's Handbook which brought it forward in 1974, was apparently of interest only to the British, who had no interest in the exact location. It is only through the Jensen-Viles' discoveries, Costaggini's professional survey in 1982, and your writings that Drake's landing spot and the true Nova Albion are brought to our attention.
May I compliment you again and again for your writings and your contributions to our Oregon history.
Sincerely,
E. Armstrong
"Dear Garry,
3-17-13
I have been studying your excellent article again this morning. It does indeed place
everything in the right sequence, without drama, which I mistakenly tried to
create for my own understanding.
Yours is a beautiful rendition of the facts, carefully constructed to
include every relevant theory in regard to the source of Hakluyt's first story
of Drake's journey in 1589 and also the amazing map included in 1599. It is revealing that the Hakluyt Society's Handbook which brought it forward in 1974, was apparently of interest only to the British, who had no interest in the exact location. It is only through the Jensen-Viles' discoveries, Costaggini's professional survey in 1982, and your writings that Drake's landing spot and the true Nova Albion are brought to our attention.
May I compliment you again and again for your writings and your contributions to our Oregon history.
Sincerely,
E. Armstrong