Should we reply directly to E.?  I know my ancestors owned property on
Hicks Neck in 1600s, when it was used for grazing cattle in the summer and
were gathered for winter food.

I am sure E. is familiar with the Hempstead Town Records of that period
and with Frost (1930) and the recent work of  Natalie Naylor of Hostfra
on early Hempstead.





On Tue, 26 Mar 2002, David Minor wrote:

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> Thanks,
> David Minor
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> Subject: Hurricane Research
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> Dear David Minor,
>         My name is Elyse Scileppi and I am a student at Brown University.
> I am currently working on a thesis project with Dr. Jeffrey Donnelly of
> Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.  Sediment cores were collected from the
> Hick’s Beach salt marsh in Long Island, NY.  I am studying the cores
> to determine a history of major hurricane occurrences for this region,
> recorded in the sediment stratigraphy as sand overwash deposits.  In order
> to complete this task I am in need of some historical information.  I am
> looking for the best estimate of the 1893 hurricane storm surge for the
> area.  In addition, I am trying to determine the most appropriate date for
> the clearance of salt marsh vegetation by European settlers for that area.
> If you have any information regarding either of these questions it would be
> very much appreciated.  If not, would you have any suggestions of whom I
> might contact to find these answers?  I appreciate you help and I look
> forward to hearing from you.
>                 Sincerely,
>                         Elyse Scileppi
>                         (401) 751-5873
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> David Minor
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