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From: "BJ. B." <>
Subject: Primary Evidence
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 11:59:01 -0600

The demand for "Primary Documents" has driven me crazy for years ! We know
someone was some where at such and such a time...weve got copies of it..yet
reaserchers rejecy what we found, because we dont have a "Paper trail" early
on. Is all our work to be rejected because we cant produce original
documents from that particular time frame?

I was told in chat the other day.." If you dont have paper, its not valid
"...now wait just a bloody minute ! If you KNOW what you Kow..and the
Corthouse was burned..you want me to produce paper work...how am I supposed
to do that ? Is paperwok the end result of all our work ?

We know, beyond a doubt, that X went to x..we have it from the census and
other stuff...yet we are told "You MUST have a paper trail"...Hold on !
There ISNT always a paper trail..people, early on, were not paper trained !
So. I cant find a certain cert for X..if I find that on line, and print
it...is THIS a papaer tail ? Is the fact that I know certain people were
married in and at X at a certain time, and I copy that from on line a "paper
trail "?
Ive also been told that "copies are not vaild"..now wait a second..they will
give me the original ? I DONT THINK SO !
So now, someone , please tel me..copies are not valid.. what does one do to
make it "valid " for inclusion ?

BJ

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