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From: "Carolyn White" <>
Subject: RE: [ILHAMILT-L] 4 16
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 07:52:39 -0700
In-Reply-To: <44.51884e1.26934f8d@aol.com>


Pat,

This is very interesting. Why would someone " NOT " have a probate record
on file ?

Carolyn Campbell White


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> box 4 file 16
>
> the box is a metal fire proof box in a wall rack of such boxes
> dating from
> the last century in order to fire proof the records. the probate
> records are
> put in "files" that are special cardboard envelopes that are
> designed to fit
> a standard piece of paper folded three ways or a legal size
> folded four ways.
> about 20-30 files fit in a box depending on how thick they are.
> The files
> stand on edge in the box, with the file number and persons name and date
> written at the top edge of the cardboard envelope.
>
> the probate records will contain a copy of the will, and papers
> filed with
> the court at the time of estate settlement included estate sale
> advertisements receipts from legatees and almost any piece of incedibly
> valuable "trash" that geneologists would love to have that the
> lawyers, or
> executors might have decided to palm off on the court clerk at
> the time of
> settlement.
>
> Patrick J. Anderson
> http://members.aol.com/patander73/home.html
> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=patanderson
> 9654 Baltimore Avenue, Laurel, Maryland 20723
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