Please unsubscribe. NCWASHIN-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > NCWASHIN-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 27 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [NCWASHIN-L] DAR Lineage Books [Dav1207@aol.com] > #2 [NCWASHIN-L] WW1 Draft Cards - Cla ["Linda Haas Davenport" <lhaasdav@m] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from NCWASHIN-D, send a message to > > NCWASHIN-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [NCWASHIN-L] DAR Lineage Books > Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 16:16:37 EDT > From: Dav1207@aol.com > To: NCWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com > > This was on the NCROOTS List. It may be of use to those searching for > their Revolutionary War ancestor. > - --------------------------------------------- > > Check out: > > http://www.ancestry.com > > today and for next 10 days. The DAUGHTER's OF THE > AMERICAN REVOLUTION Lineage books, > > for FREE!!! > - --------------------------------------------- > Under Today's New Databases click on More New Databases and click on the > appropriate link. > > Steve Davenport > Dav1207@aol.com > http://millennium.fortunecity.com/playdays/269/ > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [NCWASHIN-L] WW1 Draft Cards - Clarification & Update # 2 > Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:40:17 -0400 > From: "Linda Haas Davenport" <lhaasdav@mindspring.com> > To: NCWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com > > Last week I sent out a notice about the WW1 Draft cards being at the GA NARA > branch and that the cards are found in state / county / surname order. I > also said the cost of copies was 50 cents. > > I got bombarded with messages saying FALSE, FALSE, UNTRUE. All ranging from > you "have to have draft board, name, age, etc etc" to "Totally FALSE cost". > "UNTRUE Post" and "You are Misleading People". Jeez what a mess !! Makes > me almost wish I had never posted the message. > > So let me clarify things here. > > 1st things 1st. I called the Archives yesterday and spoke with the manager > of the textural department who is in charge of the WW1 registration / > application cards. The first thing I asked was: What's the cost of ordering > the cards via mail? He said the cost is $10.00 per card. Doesn't matter if > you have 10 people all with the last surname in the same state/county they > charge by the card. I asked why was I told the cost was 50 cents? After > much discussion and tracking down the person I spoke with it turned out to > be a large misunderstanding - the person knew I came to the archives all the > time and thought I meant the cost to use the copier at the archives. > > So OK the cost is not 50 cents it's an outrageous $10.00. I have e-mailed > one of the officers of the Friends of the Archives to see if they will be > willing to do the searching and copying for less money. As soon as I get an > answer I'll let everyone know. > > Now the 2nd thing. If you go to the NARA on-line site for GA and request > the form to order WW1 Draft Cards you will receive a form that says you have > to furnish all kinds of information. THIS IS A STANDARD NARA FORM TO ORDER > CARDS FROM THE LDS FILM!!!!! > > If you are ordering a look-up from any NARA branch other than the East > Pointe branch you must give this information because the copy will be made > from the LDS microfilm which IS in state and then Draft Board order. It is > not by state and then county. The NARA staff needs the information on the > form to be able to find the card on the LDS film. > > HOWEVER - all you have to do is write a letter to the East Pointe branch and > request a copy of - here we go - pay attention !!! ORIGINAL DRAFT > CARD and give them the state, the county and the name and race of the > individual you want. The only areas where this will not work is for the > largest cities in the US such as New York, Chicago, LA, etc. then you have > to have a street or the draft board. These cities have not been sorted into > surname order yet. And ALL of the states are located at the GA NARA Branch - > they have not been split and sent anywhere else. > > Now I hope that this helps straighten out the information that is flying > fast and furious around the lists. > > If you forwarded my other messages somewhere will you please forward this > one also? And when you forward this message please leave my name and e-mail > address included. People need to write to me if they have questions not > flood the lists with posts about "untruth" and "false information". It only > causes confusion. > > Thanks a lot and hope I have helped clear up this mess. > > Linda Haas Davenport > Home Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas/ > Marion Co AR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ > Washington Co NC, Haas & Hass e-mail list manager