Maybe not - but, as mathematics would have been the binding factor [attempt at joke] between the Averys, I was merely weighing the balance [attempt at pun] of probabilities. Hanging head in shame, Francis Herbert [log in to unmask] > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Abbott [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 06 July 2002 12:06 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Joseph Avery hydrographer > > Published histories of the Avery family of weighing machine reknown do not > indicate any connection with the hydrographer Joseph Avery, but if it > turns out > that there is a connection I would certainly be interested to hear about > it. > > Richard Abbott > Local Studies and History > Central Library > Chamberlain Square > Birmingham > B3 3HQ > > tel 0121 303 4549 > fax 0121 464 0993 > e-mail richard_abbott @birmingham.gov.uk > > > > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > www.mimesweeper.com > **********************************************************************