Keep in mind that you can never be one hundred percent certain that any one record is one hundred percent correct. This is particularly true if you were not an eyewitness to every statement made in the record.

There is always the chance of an error.

Never “fix” what appears to be an obvious error either. Transcribe exactly as written and put your commentary elsewhere.

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