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From: Elizabeth Whitaker <>
Subject: Re: [APG] How to handle a situation
Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:36:11 -0400
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At 11:15 AM 4/4/2006, wrote:
>Hi all. I have my first client and have done 6 hours of research, but not
>a single document came up, just a few clues. How do I handle this? Some
>suggestions from folks who've been where I am? I think it's understood
>that even when you hire a professional there are times when there are just
>no documents in existance (or the year of that document is missing, which
>is the case here) and there is just nothing that can be done about it. I
>feel bad about charging her without having found anything.

Write a report, detailing where you searched, what you searched, and what
you found. I had similar situations
occur when I was doing research for clients.

Elizabeth Whitaker



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