A series of letters in the Boston Evening Transcript in 1837 identified "Floyd" Ireson as Benjamin "Flood" Ireson. In retellings, his nickname, Flood, had become corrupted to Floyd.
A series of letters in the Boston Evening Transcript from 1837 accurately identified "Floyd" Ireson as Benjamin "Flood" Ireson. In contrast, retellings have distorted his nickname "Flood" into a standalone name, "Floyd", which has become a commonly accepted but inaccurate version.