>30 July 1852, it does not give any information about age, or where >he was from. the Certificate # is 1017 you can write to the Court >House but I dothe Genealogical Society's research and know that it >is sealed by the Court. This sounds very bizarre. Records from 1852 cannot be seen by the public? Or is it that the public is not permitted to handle the originals? Not the case in Maryland. Want to see a will from 1743? If they have the original and it's in reasonable condition, the state archives will let you see it. -- Craig O'Donnell Sinepuxent Ancestors & Boats <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fassitt/> The Proa FAQ <http://boat-links.com/proafaq.html> The Cheap Pages <http://www2.friend.ly.net/~dadadata/> Sailing Canoes, Polytarp Sails, Bamboo, Chinese Junks, American Proas, the Bolger Boat Honor Roll, Plywood Boats, Bamboo Rafts, &c. _________________________________ -- Professor of Boatology -- Junkomologist -- Macintosh kinda guy Friend of Wanda the Wonder Cat, 1991-1997. _________________________________

As you probably already know, the books published by the Dubuque Society are indexes to the actual declarations held in the court house. As recently as 1998 I wrote to the court house and they sent me a certified copy of the declaration I requested. You must provide book and page. I don't recall if I enclosed a check or sent one upon receipt. Suggest you call the Clerk of District Court in Dubuque to inquire. Sorry I do not have the number at hand. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig O'Donnell" <dadadata@friend.ly.net> To: <IADUBUQU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 8:01 PM Subject: [IA..Dubuque] Records > > >30 July 1852, it does not give any information about age, or where > >he was from. the Certificate # is 1017 you can write to the Court > >House but I dothe Genealogical Society's research and know that it > >is sealed by the Court. > > > This sounds very bizarre. Records from 1852 cannot be seen by the > public? Or is it that the public is not permitted to handle the > originals? > > Not the case in Maryland. Want to see a will from 1743? If they have > the original and it's in reasonable condition, the state archives > will let you see it. > > -- > > Craig O'Donnell > Sinepuxent Ancestors & Boats > <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fassitt/> > The Proa FAQ <http://boat-links.com/proafaq.html> > The Cheap Pages <http://www2.friend.ly.net/~dadadata/> > Sailing Canoes, Polytarp Sails, Bamboo, Chinese Junks, > American Proas, the Bolger Boat Honor Roll, > Plywood Boats, Bamboo Rafts, &c. > _________________________________ > > -- Professor of Boatology -- Junkomologist > -- Macintosh kinda guy > Friend of Wanda the Wonder Cat, 1991-1997. > _________________________________ > > > ==== IADUBUQU Mailing List ==== > Don't overlook the broad resources available from RootsWeb, WorldGenWeb > or Ancestry. If you don't know where to look, this is the place to ask! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >