Lee Harvey Oswald

[Thomas H. Purvis]

The Search for the Real John Wilkes Booth

"After billing himself as "J.B. Wilkes" for several years"

http://users.erols.com/candidus/wilks-1.htm

LHO was hardly original in his "O.H.Lee", not to mention the rope on his Carcano which was virtually identical to the rope which Booth had on his Spencer.

The same url will demonstrate that LHO's defiant acts in regards to the FPCC demonstration on the streets of New Orleans, was no more defiant than was the act of John Wilkes Booth in defying Federal Occupation Forces rulings as regard singing of "The Bonnie Blue Flag".

[Thomas H. Purvis]

Interesting history. Jefferson Davis was one of the ringleaders in the coup which removed Lincoln, according to Thomas Buchanan in "Who killed Kennedy?"(1964).

Drawing parallels between the two assasinations, he describes how Davis, with Northern troops and imminent capture on the horizon, aided by his wife and her sister, emerged from his tent dressed as an old lady. Sadly, his army boots gave him away. He might have been Hoover's role model.

Another coincidence--Jefferson Davis Tippit.

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Jeff. Davis Caught At Last. Hoop Skirts & Southern Chivalry. Philadelphia, J. L. Magee [1865]

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These Persons were present at the capture of Jefferson Davis.

It is highly unlikely that the President of the Confederate States of America and a former military officer himself would degrade himself in front of his subordinates and family as has been frequently represented.

Had he done so, it is just as unlikely that those who served him so well would have continued to honor him as they did throughout their lives and continued actions.

http://www.civilwarhome.com/daviscapture.htm

There is also much information on this as well as the other aspects of the life of Jefferson Davis at the Beauvoir Home in Biloxi, MS, approximately 40 miles from here.

It is well worth seeing this part of history, and one can get to walk the beaches Biloxi beaches and grounds which Jefferson Davis spend most of he remaining years at.

One can also waste there monies in the local casino's if that is there thing.

[Thomas H. Purvis]

For those who are not "of the South", and especially of the New Orleans, LA SOUTH, it is understandable why they have followed the many misleading statements as regards LHO and his background.

To those of us who are of the South, there is little difficulty in resolving exactly who and what LHO was, as well as who was responsiblie for much of his life.

First, the name:

Confederate General John Bell Hood, hero of Texas and the Confederacy, named one of his sons "Oswald Harvey Hood".

Later history (after 1963) has told us that this is incorrect and that the name of the son was "Oswald Harney Hood".

This "corrected" name came about only after LHO had assassinated JFK.

Nevertheless, at the time that LHO was born, history recorded the son of General John Bell Hood as being Oswald Harvey Hood.

The name "Oswald" came about as a result of "Oswald's Brigade" which was a German Brigade from Texas which served under General Hood during the Civil War.

Of course, Lee Harvey Oswald obtained the name "Lee", from his father.  Robert E. Lee Oswald, who thereafter named his first son (LHO's brother) Robert E. Lee Oswald as well.

And, the name "Harvey" is also a family name on the Oswald side of the family.

For those who have not been to New Orleans, LA and studied the history of this area, it is well worth the learning exercise.

A visit to "Lee Circle" in New Orleans for a Southerner is almost like a trip to Mecca for those of the Muslim faith.

Thereafer, to visit the Confederate Memorial where Jefferson Davis lay in state after having been exhumed from a New Orleans Cemetary for later reburial at Richmond, is somewhat revered as would be a trip to Rome and the Holy Cathedral.

This is the atmosphere in which LHO grew up.

LHO's mother, Marguerite Claverie, came from what was considered to be an upper class Cajun family.  However, due to various reasons, Marguerite's family remained quite poor.

A true understanding of exactly who and what LHO was can be understood only in understanding the south, and specifically New Orleans, LA.

And, this understanding can come about only as a result of understanding the area, it's history, and it's people and their family associations.

In this regard, one should begin their search in the listing of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers.  This search should begin with the names Claverie and Oswald for the immediate time being.

However, this is only the beginning of the search for the real LHO.

Tom

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Tom, this is good , I had noticed his brothers name and speculated on its roots, the info on Oswald's brigade is new to me. I agree that an understanding involves understanding the south, many generations back. Much of my reading is aimed at getting such an understanding, so any more of this is good I think. I've looked into some of the other names and there are trends back to early immigration and even into what those families experienced in the old world that may have motivated them to move, and once in america why they tended to over time end up where they were in '63. The reconstruction after the civil war seems in some cases encourage a 'retreat' to deeper south, perhaps explaining a concentration of the type of person in dominance in Dallas by the time of the assassination. JohnD

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Of greater interest, as well as sociological impact, is the occupation of and control over the populace of New Orleans by Federal Troops.

New Orleans was of course forced to surrender with virtually no physical damage to the city. There are several reasons, of which one is the fact that New Orleans was the financial center of the South with it's own Stock Exchange which had close and direct connections to the New York City and other Exchanges.

Nevertheless, this "occupation" by Northern Troops left a bitterness in the populace of New Orleans which few could understand.

As example, in the battle of Vicksburg, MS, Vicksburg fell on the 4th of July, 1863.

Thereafter, the City of Vicksburg, MS refused to celebrate the 4th of July as any form of holiday.

This continued until after WWII.

So, from 1863 until 1945, a total of 82 years, a grudge was held in which the people of Vicksburg, MS refused to celebrate Independence day of the Union.

Many of those Confederate Forces at Vicksburg who lost their lives were also from Louisiana.

And while they lost their life, those of great wealth in New Orleans, lost much of their wealth and prestige due to the loss of the war and occupation by Federal Forces.

Tom

P.S. P.G.T. Beauregard, Confederate hero of the battle of Ft. Sumpter, made his home at New Orleans.

And, after the end of the war, many of those Generals from the Confederacy settled here.

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Frequently, in order to attempt to get those who are truely interested in research to do so, I have asked LHO related "trivia" questions.

In the event anyone has not found this prior, it is sometimes worthwhile.

So: Anyone know the connection(s) between LHO & P.G.T. Beauregard?

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On December 6, 1889, Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America, died at the New Orleans, LA home of Judge Charles E. Fenner.

Thus beginning another chain of events in history which ultimately resulted in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States of America.

Judge Charles E. Fenner:

a. Son of a Confederate Officer/Doctor.

b. Founder of "Fenner's Battery" of the Louisiana Artillery/Confederate Officer himself.

c. Later associated with the "Washington Artillery" of New Orleans.

d. Father of Charles E. Fenner of the brokerage firm of "Pierce, Fenner, &

Beane" which later joined with the brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch.

e. Member of the Board of Trustees of Tulane University, along with a host of

other former Confederate veterans.

f. Grandfather of Darwin S. Fenner who defended Tulane University against

Federal mandated integration.

g. Partner in a New Orleans law firm with William Wirt Howe

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In the late 1890's, Mrs. Clarisse Fenner Pendleton, of New Orleans, LA, purchased the Jefferson Davis plantation "Rosemont".

Thereafter, she maintained the plantation/home for a few years before placing it into the hands of a very old and prominent Mississippi and Louisiana family.

http:/www.rosemontplantation.com/history.htm

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One should not find it that unusual that Charles C. Fenner, son of Charles E. Fenner Jr., and Grandson of Charles E. Fenner of Fenner's Louisiana Artillery, worked for Merrill Lynch.

Of course, all of those associations with the World Trade Center; The Boston Club; and also REX, certainly did not hamper career development.

Not to mention having graduated from Tulane University

http://alumni.tulane.edu/emeritus/Darwin%20Fenner.html

[Thomas H. Purvis]

Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online...ew/AA/iwa2.html

The association of Francis R. Lubbock, aide-de-camp to President of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis, is proudly announced.

What is missing is the association of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary to Chamberlain Hunt Academy at Port Gibson, MS and thereafter LHO.

[Thomas H. Purvis]

For those who are not "of the South", and especially of the New Orleans, LA SOUTH, it is understandable why they have followed the many misleading statements as regards LHO and his background.

To those of us who are of the South, there is little difficulty in resolving exactly who and what LHO was, as well as who was responsiblie for much of his life.

First, the name:

Confederate General John Bell Hood, hero of Texas and the Confederacy, named one of his sons "Oswald Harvey Hood".

Later history (after 1963) has told us that this is incorrect and that the name of the son was "Oswald Harney Hood".

This "corrected" name came about only after LHO had assassinated JFK.

Nevertheless, at the time that LHO was born, history recorded the son of General John Bell Hood as being Oswald Harvey Hood.

The name "Oswald" came about as a result of "Oswald's Brigade" which was a German Brigade from Texas which served under General Hood during the Civil War.

Of course, Lee Harvey Oswald obtained the name "Lee", from his father.  Robert E. Lee Oswald, who thereafter named his first son (LHO's brother) Robert E. Lee Oswald as well.

And, the name "Harvey" is also a family name on the Oswald side of the family.

For those who have not been to New Orleans, LA and studied the history of this area, it is well worth the learning exercise.

A visit to "Lee Circle" in New Orleans for a Southerner is almost like a trip to Mecca for those of the Muslim faith.

Thereafer, to visit the Confederate Memorial where Jefferson Davis lay in state after having been exhumed from a New Orleans Cemetary for later reburial at Richmond, is somewhat revered as would be a trip to Rome and the Holy Cathedral.

This is the atmosphere in which LHO grew up.

LHO's mother, Marguerite Claverie, came from what was considered to be an upper class Cajun family.  However, due to various reasons, Marguerite's family remained quite poor.

A true understanding of exactly who and what LHO was can be understood only in understanding the south, and specifically New Orleans, LA.

And, this understanding can come about only as a result of understanding the area, it's history, and it's people and their family associations.

In this regard, one should begin their search in the listing of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers.  This search should begin with the names Claverie and Oswald for the immediate time being.

However, this is only the beginning of the search for the real LHO.

Tom

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Tom, this is good , I had noticed his brothers name and speculated on its roots, the info on Oswald's brigade is new to me. I agree that an understanding involves understanding the south, many generations back. Much of my reading is aimed at getting such an understanding, so any more of this is good I think. I've looked into some of the other names and there are trends back to early immigration and even into what those families experienced in the old world that may have motivated them to move, and once in america why they tended to over time end up where they were in '63. The reconstruction after the civil war seems in some cases encourage a 'retreat' to deeper south, perhaps explaining a concentration of the type of person in dominance in Dallas by the time of the assassination. JohnD

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Of greater interest, as well as sociological impact, is the occupation of and control over the populace of New Orleans by Federal Troops.

New Orleans was of course forced to surrender with virtually no physical damage to the city. There are several reasons, of which one is the fact that New Orleans was the financial center of the South with it's own Stock Exchange which had close and direct connections to the New York City and other Exchanges.

Nevertheless, this "occupation" by Northern Troops left a bitterness in the populace of New Orleans which few could understand.

As example, in the battle of Vicksburg, MS, Vicksburg fell on the 4th of July, 1863.

Thereafter, the City of Vicksburg, MS refused to celebrate the 4th of July as any form of holiday.

This continued until after WWII.

So, from 1863 until 1945, a total of 82 years, a grudge was held in which the people of Vicksburg, MS refused to celebrate Independence day of the Union.

Many of those Confederate Forces at Vicksburg who lost their lives were also from Louisiana.

And while they lost their life, those of great wealth in New Orleans, lost much of their wealth and prestige due to the loss of the war and occupation by Federal Forces.

Tom

P.S. P.G.T. Beauregard, Confederate hero of the battle of Ft. Sumpter, made his home at New Orleans.

And, after the end of the war, many of those Generals from the Confederacy settled here.

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Frequently, in order to attempt to get those who are truely interested in research to do so, I have asked LHO related "trivia" questions.

In the event anyone has not found this prior, it is sometimes worthwhile.

So: Anyone know the connection(s) between LHO & P.G.T. Beauregard?

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And the answer is: They were distant cousins! (there are other answers as well)

#1:

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard of the Beauregard Plantation in St. Bernard Parish Louisiana was considered to be a hero of the Confederate Cause.

Former Superintendent of West Point, PGT Beauregard resigned his commission in the U.S. Military to become a General in the Confederate Army.

As such, he was sent to Ft. Sumpter, SC and is considered as the hero of the battle of Ft. Sumpter, SC which was the first shots fired in the Civil War.

As any good researcher should know, the maiden name of LHO's mother was Claverie.

Marguerite Claverie was of primary french descent, just as was the Beauregard family.

Marguerite's Aunt, Marie (Belle) Clavarie, married Joseph Toutant Beauregard, a distant cousin to General PGT Beauregard.

Joseph Toutant Beauregard and Belle (Claverie) Beauregard had one child, a son,

Paul Toutant G. Beauregard, born February 20, 1925. died June 7, 1999.

This PGT Beauregard was a second cousin to Lee Harvey Oswald

#2. In addition to this Aunt of Marguerite Claverie who married into the Beauregard family, and thereafter named a son after the famous Confederate General, there are other connections between the Claverie's and the General PGT Beauregard family.

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On December 6, 1889, Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America, died at the New Orleans, LA home of Judge Charles E. Fenner.

Thus beginning another chain of events in history which ultimately resulted in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States of America.

Judge Charles E. Fenner:

a. Son of a Confederate Officer/Doctor.

b. Founder of "Fenner's Battery" of the Louisiana Artillery/Confederate Officer himself.

c. Later associated with the "Washington Artillery" of New Orleans.

d. Father of Charles E. Fenner of the brokerage firm of "Pierce, Fenner, &

Beane" which later joined with the brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch.

e. Member of the Board of Trustees of Tulane University, along with a host of

other former Confederate veterans.

f. Grandfather of Darwin S. Fenner who defended Tulane University against

Federal mandated integration.

g. Partner in a New Orleans law firm with William Wirt Howe

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1. Paul Beauregard. He married Bella Claverie, daughter of Bertrand Claverie and Clara Bordelon.

Child of Paul Beauregard and Bella Claverie is:

2. P Toutant Beauregard.

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/i...ahler&id=147887

[Thomas H. Purvis]

Regional History--Louisiana

National Register of Historic Places Inventory

Nomination Forms

William Oswald home (Little Hill), Covington

htttp://www.selu.edu/Academics/Depts/RegionalStudies/archivalcoll/R/regional-louisiana-...

[John Simkin]

For those who are not "of the South", and especially of the New Orleans, LA SOUTH, it is understandable why they have followed the many misleading statements as regards LHO and his background.

To those of us who are of the South, there is little difficulty in resolving exactly who and what LHO was, as well as who was responsiblie for much of his life.

First, the name:

Confederate General John Bell Hood, hero of Texas and the Confederacy, named one of his sons "Oswald Harvey Hood".

Later history (after 1963) has told us that this is incorrect and that the name of the son was "Oswald Harney Hood".

This "corrected" name came about only after LHO had assassinated JFK.

Nevertheless, at the time that LHO was born, history recorded the son of General John Bell Hood as being Oswald Harvey Hood.

The name "Oswald" came about as a result of "Oswald's Brigade" which was a German Brigade from Texas which served under General Hood during the Civil War.

Of course, Lee Harvey Oswald obtained the name "Lee", from his father. Robert E. Lee Oswald, who thereafter named his first son (LHO's brother) Robert E. Lee Oswald as well.

And, the name "Harvey" is also a family name on the Oswald side of the family.

For those who have not been to New Orleans, LA and studied the history of this area, it is well worth the learning exercise.

A visit to "Lee Circle" in New Orleans for a Southerner is almost like a trip to Mecca for those of the Muslim faith.

Thereafer, to visit the Confederate Memorial where Jefferson Davis lay in state after having been exhumed from a New Orleans Cemetary for later reburial at Richmond, is somewhat revered as would be a trip to Rome and the Holy Cathedral.

This is the atmosphere in which LHO grew up.

LHO's mother, Marguerite Claverie, came from what was considered to be an upper class Cajun family. However, due to various reasons, Marguerite's family remained quite poor.

A true understanding of exactly who and what LHO was can be understood only in understanding the south, and specifically New Orleans, LA.

And, this understanding can come about only as a result of understanding the area, it's history, and it's people and their family associations.

In this regard, one should begin their search in the listing of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers. This search should begin with the names Claverie and Oswald for the immediate time being.

However, this is only the beginning of the search for the real LHO.

Tom

I have been asked to post this:

A  cousin sent me the post  about  my grandfather Oswald  Hood  and I  would like  to  let you know this post  is completely false  and is sending out misinformation in your forum.

Oswald Hood  was  the son of  Confederate general  John Bell Hood but had no middle name  of Harvey. He  was orphaned  when his parents  died of yellow  fever in New Orleans  and was adopted  by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harrison Harney of  Lexington Kentucky and New York.... taking the name of  Oswald Hood Harney.

If you  require  further information and documentation  I will be  more than happy to send   as will other  Descendants of  John  Bell  Hood and his  children.

Mary Hood Pearlman

[Daniel Meyer]

For those who are not "of the South", and especially of the New Orleans, LA SOUTH, it is understandable why they have followed the many misleading statements as regards LHO and his background.

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LHO's mother, Marguerite Claverie, came from what was considered to be an upper class Cajun family. However, due to various reasons, Marguerite's family remained quite poor.

A true understanding of exactly who and what LHO was can be understood only in understanding the south, and specifically New Orleans, LA.

And, this understanding can come about only as a result of understanding the area, it's history, and it's people and their family associations.

[...]

Some good background.

Yes, the worship of the Confederacy among whites in that area was pronounced, though in Oswald's childhood I don't think it had reached the vehement near-hysteria it was to achieve in the '50s/early '60s when the segregationist status quo was actually seriously threatened.

I have a few older friends near Oswald's generation who attended white segregated New Orleans public schools. One recalled that each school day began with the playing of "The Star Spangled Banner" and "Dixie"; he learned that "one of them is our national anthem". Another told me that history classes were so full of brave achievements of the Confederate troops that it wasn't until she was in high school that she figured out, with some shock, that the South had actually lost the Civil War!

A couple of points, however: "Marguerite Claverie, came from what was considered to be an upper class Cajun family". Oh heavens no!

The Cajuns or Arcadians are an historically francophone population that was based in Canada until expelled by the British, then settled in South West Louisiana. In the oil boom of the 1970s/1980s, many people from the Cajun parts of Louisiana moved to New Orleans, and others came into money as oil was discovered under swampland previously considered of little value other than for catching crawfish. Paul Prudhomme came to the city from outside Lafayette and proved to the surprise of many that Cajun food could be a delectable as what was served at the fine old Creole restaurants. Prior to then, however, earlier generations of New Orleanians tended to look on Cajuns as country bumpkins, and they were frequent target of caricatured humor, much like the "Hillbillies" of the Barney Google/Snuffy Smith and L'il Abner cartoons. Saying "an upper class Cajun family" would strike them as saying "the Hillbilly elite"!

Cajuns are only one small subset of Louisianans of francophone heritage. Those who came to Louisiana either directly from France or via the French Caribbean are termed "Creole". In Louisiana, "Creole" people are simply everyone other than Native American Indians who were here before the Louisiana Purchase. Some old family wealthy white Creoles have long been resentful of the association of the term by people from elsewhere with mixed-race Louisianians, and often insist that only those of pure European ancestry are real "Creoles". However the term is documented back to the Colonial era as simply meaning "born in the colonies" regardless of race, so there are white Creoles, black Creoles, and mixed-race Creoles.

P.G.T. Beauregard was most decidedly a white Creole. (BTW, he and Jefferson Davis had considerable animosity towards each other.) I don't know off hand about Marguerite Claverie Oswald's ancestry, but as I don't see any indication that she came to the city from the Arcadian Parishes, I know of no reason to think of her as "Cajun". Apparently the same goes for any ancestors from Avoylles Parish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoyelles_Parish,_Louisiana

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I'm not sure how big an influence New Orleans was on Oswald. He was born in the Upper 9th Ward (on Alvar Street, across the street from the school Ruby Bridges was to integrate decades later) but left as a toddler, as far as I know making only two extended stays in the city later in life, in the 1950s and in 1963. In the few audio examples of him speaking I've heard, I don't hear a lot of New Orleans. He pronounces "ask" as "ax", which is a classic white "yat" New Orleans pronunciation, but I believe is also heard in the New York area. He pronounces New Orleans in the outsider's way "New Or-LEANS".

According to Will Fritz's notes of interrogating Oswald,

http://www.maryferrell.org/mffweb/archive/viewer/showDoc.do?docId=29103&relPageId=4

he gives the wrong address for where he lived on Magazine Street in New Orleans. Maybe Oswald was lying, I don't know. However what struck me is that he gives an even address number when he lived on the odd side of the street. Especially in the older parts of town and older generations, I think New Orleanians tend to be aware of odd or even number addresses as essential in navigating directions, showing if one is going uptown or downtown, towards the river or towards the lake. Being in New Orleans only a short time as an adult, Oswald may not have picked up on this. Alternatively, I've seen suggestions that he was dyslexic.

[John Dolva]

Fritzs' notes appeared after some time and they were whenever written just notes and do not necessarily reflect what was actually said. The locating of self in relation to the original downtown as per numbering is the same here. I don't see gow dyslexia applies to number sequencing. Isn't it to do with transposition of 'real' information?

Your pictures you paint of the south are fascinating and like a glimpse that hint at a whole. It'll be interesting to hear more. I have a black and a white Creole friends here from Mauritius. (but that's another story...) Does your knowledge of ethnicity extend to indian territory and to kansas?

(On a completely off topic matter, do you see a connection between Jazz and Classical?)

[Bernice Moore]

hi fellas, i found this cheque made out to l.h.o from the new orleans public service , i wondered if perhaps it was a rebate he never cashed but then he was so supposedly poor, he would have, or was it perhaps for some work he had done for them, i have never read of him being employed by them anywhere, and am just tossing this in the thread hoping, perhaps you can give me a reply as you are so knowledgeable in this area of lho in n.o........thanks much carry on, best b

Edited October 2, 2010 by Bernice Moore

[John Dolva]

I think it's a deposit certificate of a deposit by LHO of 5 for gas and 5 for el.

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Edited October 2, 2010 by John Dolva

[Daniel Meyer]

hi fellas, i found this cheque made out to l.h.o from the new orleans public service , i wondered if perhaps it was a rebate he never cashed but then he was so supposedly poor

New Orleans Public Service was the utility company which ran the city's electric, gas, and public transit lines from the 1920s to the 1980s. It was commonly called NOPSI, pronounced "Nop-sy", or sometimes when someone was annoyed with them (eg, late bus, high electric bill) "No Public Service".

A renter would need to give NOPSI a deposit to get electric and gas turned on. I can't quite read the fine print on that image, but it looks to me like that might be a receipt for the deposit paid rather than a check getting the deposit back. If I remember correctly, one would need to tell NOPSI that you were ending service at an address and pay the last month's bill in full before redeeming the deposit. There was generally a bit of bureaucracy involved. Possibly Oswald intended to take that to the NOPSI office down on Baronne Street and get it taken care of next time he was back in New Orleans.

"he was so supposedly poor" -- Yes, poor as the proverbial churchmouse -- a churchmouse with an interesting collection of specialized photographic equipment. And three wallets.

[Daniel Meyer]

Fritzs' notes appeared after some time and they were whenever written just notes and do not necessarily reflect what was actually said. The locating of self in relation to the original downtown as per numbering is the same here. I don't see gow dyslexia applies to number sequencing. Isn't it to do with transposition of 'real' information?

Your pictures you paint of the south are fascinating and like a glimpse that hint at a whole. It'll be interesting to hear more. I have a black and a white Creole friends here from Mauritius. (but that's another story...) Does your knowledge of ethnicity extend to indian territory and to kansas?

(On a completely off topic matter, do you see a connection between Jazz and Classical?)

Sorry, I don't know about the Indian Territory nor Kansas.

I don't know if dyslexia might be relevant or not; I just mentioned it since I'd read the suggestion that Oswald might have been somewhat dyslexic. I suppose the wrong address on Magazine Street might have been due to 1)Oswald lying, 2)Oswald misremembering or being confused, or 3)Fritz writing down something other than what Oswald actually said.

If I remember correctly, Oswald was at 4905 Magazine. I believe addresses of 4905, 4907, 4909, and 4911 would all be that same wooden house divided into apartments.

4706 Magazine, the address written down by Friz, would be two blocks uptown on the other side of the street, and is a non-existant address. 4902 - 06 Magazine are the side wall of a house that fronts on Valance Street. I wondered if it might be possible that the building was formerly divided into apartments, one with a side door Magazine Street address, back in Oswald's time. I looked in some 1960s City Directories, but found no indication of any 4706 Magazine Street.

[Daniel Meyer]

Speaking of Oswald remembering numbers (and people from the Indian Territory!), according to Harry D. Holmes' account of his interrogation of Oswald in "No More Silence" page 361:

He [Oswald] had an excellent memory [...]

I asked him, "Did you have a post office box in New Orleans?"

"Yeah."

"What number?" I asked. And he ran off the number. I'd look at my card and he'd be right. "Have one in Forth Worth?" And he'd know the number.

Edited October 4, 2010 by Daniel Meyer

[John Dolva]

So, imo, one may tend to the belief that Fritz jotted down the wrong number.

On the other hand Oswald was still alive and likely expected to remain so, so one may draw inferences from that as well depending on what one believes Oswalds overall role was.

It's interesting that Holmes felt it necessary to point this ''excellent memory'' out.

He does so, (in quite remarkable detail), with regards to himself, describing how he can remember the most irrelevant details in his daily life. That which is particularly interesting to me, with regards to that, is him stating there were 4-5 others with him in his office from where he observed the assassination but he cannot remember the name of a single one.