When a new document has been located, the temptation can be to grab one bit of information in that record and head off to continue searching. That can be a mistake.
Any piece of information in a record or document can be wrong. Pieces of information regarding events closest to when the document was recorded have the highest probability of being correct, but there is always the potential for an error. Think about all of the information the document contains, who likely provided it, how reasonable it is that their knowledge is reliable, and work from there. It’s probably best to start by trying to locate other documents created close in time to when the newly discovered document was created.
Don’t just grab the most exciting piece of information ni a record and run with it. Sometimes that most exciting bit is not correct.
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