Philip The following from a contact of mine in Germany. (She actually does research - for a fee - at the Niedersächsisches Staatsarchiv.) > > These are the signatures/names of two files in the State Archive, Wolfenbuettel, that have to be ordered under: 103 N 92 2 Burgdorf and 103 N 338 3 Salder 'Bestand' simply means a certain collection of files referring to a specific topic, time, etc. > > Hope this helps, Philip ... (Let me know 'off-List' if you would like this researcher's name/contact details. Just to give you an idea of cost - about $200 AUS for 3 hrs research, but I can vouch that she does a very thorough/professional job.) Rgs Lisa Gladstone, Q _________________________________________________________________ It's simple! Sell your car for just $30 at CarPoint.com.au http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fsecure%2Dau%2Eimrworldwide%2Ecom%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Fa%2Fci%5F450304%2Fet%5F2%2Fcg%5F801459%2Fpi%5F1004813%2Fai%5F859641&_t=762955845&_r=tig_OCT07&_m=EXT