An interesting Quartermain coincidence?
On St. Michel: "Alexander St. Michel (S. Pepys father-in-law) . . . In 1667 he petitioned the king, asserting that he had discovered King Solomon's
gold and silver mines, and the Diary ... contains a curious commentary
upon these visions of wealth:--"
I am not clear on the Pepys/Quarterman connection — but the book
King Solomon’s Mines (by British writer H. R. Haggard) has a jungle-exploring protagonist who goes by the name of Alan Quartermain. The book is one in a series of Quartermain adventures.
Thank you for all the interesting additions to the Quarterman Family
web site,
Crystal Zinn
(of the PA Quarterman family)
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