Posts in January 9, 2017

There can be more to a probate record than what is in the packet of papers–if there’s even a packet of papers at all. Many reports and acts of the court were transcribed into various journals and ledgers. Sometimes they contain more details, sometimes they don’t. But sometimes they are extant when the case files are not or are more legible than the originals in the case file. Make certain you have looked at everything.