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From: "Ralph Taylor" <>
Subject: Re: [ADVANRES] census question
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 09:42:26 -0600
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Re: "Some of the PA census records I have viewed have been alphabetized.
Where might I locate 1800 and 1810 PA census records that are not
alphabetized?"

I'll hazard a guess that you don't mean someone's index or extraction of
these censuses. If you're viewing the digitized images at Ancestry.com,
those are the same images you'll see on the NARA & FHL microfilms. (It's why
I keep my Ancestry subscription.)

Unfortunately, some early census enumerators -- through either vague
instructions or misunderstanding -- "cleaned up" or "organized" their census
returns before turning them in. Their notes &/or drafts have been lost, so
the microfilm & digital images are as good as it gets.

Too bad; the original list order could have indicated who our ancestors'
neighbors were.
-rt_/)


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