Georgia, I sent 7 separate checks to the State offices, each mailed in it's own envelope for each of the xerox copies. The state has cashed those checks on 8/24. That has showed up on my bank statement. Just wondering if I should write another letter with copies of the cashed checks and a listing of each death cert? Or e-mail them with the particulars. I don't want to appear hostile, but I think that since they have my money and it's been over 6 weeks since the checks cleared, I should have heard something. I had all facts written for them, there would be no extensive searching. Sharon > Dear Sharon, > > Did your check clear the bank? I seem to have had some rotten luck when I write > to Missouri. It's as if a black hole opens up and swallows my mail. That's why > I don't like to send cash. At least > with a check, I can tell if it was cashed or not. > > Georgia > > [email protected] wrote: > > > I ordered 4 xerox copies of death certs from the MO state offices in Jeff > City, each at a cost of $1, in the middle of August. I have yet to hear from > them. How long does it take to get a reply? > > > > Previously, I have ordered certified copies and recieved them quite > rapidly...within three weeks time. Obviously, the cost was much more ($10-13). > > > > Has anyone gotten better response time on the death cert copies? > > > > Sharon > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > > If you haven't visited Dave Lossos' "Genealogy in St. Louis" website > (http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/) you might want to take a look. > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to the utility > address [email protected] If you are trying to > unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address but change the > -L- to a -D- >

Dear Sharon, I would e-mail them with the information if I were you. The Xeroxes may well have been misdirected by the Post Office. Yesterday we received a change of address for Skowhegan, Maine in our mail and it should have gone to the Post Office there. It was mailed from Skowhegan to Skowhegan, but it may have gotten stuck in a newspaper we get from Maine. If they cashed your checks in August, you certainly should have the information by now. Use the Post Office as a possible reason for your not receiving them if you want to soften the communication. Cordially, Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 7:41 PM Subject: Re: [MO-STLOUIS-METRO] Ordering Xerox copies of death certs > Georgia, > > I sent 7 separate checks to the State offices, each mailed in it's own envelope for each of the xerox copies. The state has cashed those checks on 8/24. That has showed up on my bank statement. > > Just wondering if I should write another letter with copies of the cashed checks and a listing of each death cert? Or e-mail them with the particulars. > > I don't want to appear hostile, but I think that since they have my money and it's been over 6 weeks since the checks cleared, I should have heard something. I had all facts written for them, there would be no extensive searching. > > Sharon > > > > Dear Sharon, > > > > Did your check clear the bank? I seem to have had some rotten luck when I write > > to Missouri. It's as if a black hole opens up and swallows my mail. That's why > > I don't like to send cash. At least > > with a check, I can tell if it was cashed or not. > > > > Georgia > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > > I ordered 4 xerox copies of death certs from the MO state offices in Jeff > > City, each at a cost of $1, in the middle of August. I have yet to hear from > > them. How long does it take to get a reply? > > > > > > Previously, I have ordered certified copies and recieved them quite > > rapidly...within three weeks time. Obviously, the cost was much more ($10-13). > > > > > > Has anyone gotten better response time on the death cert copies? > > > > > > Sharon > > > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > > > If you haven't visited Dave Lossos' "Genealogy in St. Louis" website > > (http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/) you might want to take a look. > > > > > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to the utility > > address [email protected] If you are trying to > > unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address but change the > > -L- to a -D- > > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett [email protected]

Dear Sharon, I would email them with the particulars rather than making copies. I had a death certificate go astray from the City of St. Louis. Apparently, the Post Office read my zip code for some place in Maryland. Took 5 weeks to get to me. In the meantime, I had called the vital records department and they sent out another copy right away. I don't remember having any problem with the State archives but then, since it was August when you made your request, maybe they were short handed or the regular person was on vacation. Georgia [email protected] wrote: > Georgia, > > I sent 7 separate checks to the State offices, each mailed in it's own envelope for each of the xerox copies. The state has cashed those checks on 8/24. That has showed up on my bank statement. > > Just wondering if I should write another letter with copies of the cashed checks and a listing of each death cert? Or e-mail them with the particulars. > > I don't want to appear hostile, but I think that since they have my money and it's been over 6 weeks since the checks cleared, I should have heard something. I had all facts written for them, there would be no extensive searching. > > Sharon > > > Dear Sharon, > > > > Did your check clear the bank? I seem to have had some rotten luck when I write > > to Missouri. It's as if a black hole opens up and swallows my mail. That's why > > I don't like to send cash. At least > > with a check, I can tell if it was cashed or not. > > > > Georgia > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > > I ordered 4 xerox copies of death certs from the MO state offices in Jeff > > City, each at a cost of $1, in the middle of August. I have yet to hear from > > them. How long does it take to get a reply? > > > > > > Previously, I have ordered certified copies and recieved them quite > > rapidly...within three weeks time. Obviously, the cost was much more ($10-13). > > > > > > Has anyone gotten better response time on the death cert copies? > > > > > > Sharon > > > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > > > If you haven't visited Dave Lossos' "Genealogy in St. Louis" website > > (http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/) you might want to take a look. > > > > > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to the utility > > address [email protected] If you are trying to > > unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address but change the > > -L- to a -D- > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett [email protected]