From: tcwhite@sover.net   
      
   I have recently been doing some genealogical/historical research on the   
   Cook Family.  Specifically the family of Sandy (Alexander) Cook, and his   
   brother (I believe), Anthony Cook.  I found that both served in the   
   Civil War, but that Sandy left the service after war, married and   
   settled down.  Anthony, however had a less savory experience, was court-   
   martialed and eventually joined the cavalry under the name Melvin   
   Alexander King.  Eventually he died in the well-documented gunfight with   
   Bat Masterson at a saloon in Sweetwater, Texas.  I have read Gary L.   
   Roberts article on these men and this event, and want to follow up on a   
   point he made.  Both Masterson and the Cooks came from Canada to New   
   York, before they were drawn to the west.  I am investigating whether   
   their paths crossed (or there families were at least acquainted) in   
   Quebec and New York.  I have no idea that anything relevent will come of   
   this, but it will be fun, even if I find absolutely no connection   
   between them before Sweetwater.  Does anyone know how I might contact   
   Gary Roberts to open a dialog on this point?   
      
   Tom White   
      
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