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From: "Leigh B Terrell" <>
Subject: Re: 1890 Census request- Is it ligitimate?
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 00:00:50 -0500


The concern of 'Free' information being sold is ligitimate. I have known of
people to do this 'for the family.' Then the same people that received the
information with no attached expense turned around and 'turned professional
at $30/hour.'

Leigh B Terrell,
http://home1.gte.net/t7789ter/index.htm , Do we have
common ancestors or relations?...

-----Original Message-----
From: <>
To: <>
Date: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 9:03 PM
Subject: 1890 Census request- Is it ligitimate?

>Dear subscribers,
>I, and I'm sure every other subscriber to this site, have received a couple
>notices asking for data on persons living in 1890. The reason is that the
>1890 census was destroyed by fire. The person posting the requests states
>that submission of the names is free. Of course it is free; I would be
>providing information to them. BUT, they do not state that when and if
they
>collect enough data, they will provide free information to the submitters.
A
>one-way street?
>
>

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