For what it's worth... I've requested several wills from Fulton County and have received them promptly and courteously. Just my experience. George > -----Original Message----- > From: Satie1037@aol.com [mailto:Satie1037@aol.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 10:33 AM > To: ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Thanks To All ! > > > I'd like to thank everyone on the ILFULTON List who has offered > advice. There were so many of you, that I can't thank each one > personally. > I did write to the Attorney General; contacted the office of the > Representative for all the counties in Illinois and contacted an > attorney at > the courthouse. > I have visited the Fulton County Courthouse and run off copies of > Wills which were 50 cents a copy. This particular individual, Joyce, is > withholding public information and there is a law protecting consumers > against just such behavior. Also, she is merely a copyist. She does no > research. And I have contacted Mary Hampton in order to verify > that she is > allowed to charge for research, when the Packet numbers and page > numbers are > included. I have little doubt that she will side with her > 'deputy', Joyce, > so I plan to take it higher still. The fact that Joyce refuses > to send these > Wills and plans on charging me more than the $30 plus the $10, is > ludicrous. > All I want is to quietly pursue my hobby, Genealogy. > Thanks again, for all the suggestions! > Regards, Judith Goodwin > >