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To: Copeland who wrote (79110)	9/23/2012 7:37:20 AM
From: Gersh Avery	Respond to of 103300

Parchment is paper made of plant fiber. Animal skin used as paper is called vellum. For instance antique documents from Egypt, made from papyrus, are called parchments. So the "expert" quoted wasn't entirely familiar with what such things are called.

To: Copeland who wrote (79110)	9/23/2012 8:00:36 AM
From: Gersh Avery	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 103300

oops .. wasn't fast enough to edit. Looks like parchment can be used to describe both plant fiber AND animal skin. Here is something about parchment paper: en.wikipedia.org One source I looked at talked about rough drafts vs. final draft of the Declaration. That source said that the materials have never been examined to determine what was used to make it. But with no such examination being made, the author claims it is clear it can't be cannabis paper. .. So how was that determined???? It is possible that the rough drafts were done on cheap paper and final was on the expensive stuff.