You should fight this if you feel you were explicit on the first request that you wanted Orphans Court records researched, not wills. I would call the Register of Wills and ask for a refund of the initial charge if it was clear from your letter what you were after. As for the $8 per page charge, at the risk of getting myself in trouble, I would not take anything she says as gospel. She has given me incorrect information several times. If someone on the list knows of a recent price increase, or a different price per page for mail requests, I will certainly defer to them. It seems that you weren't charged anything for the retrieval of these files, which goes against the protocols that used to be in place too, so I'm totally confused. Maybe they dropped the retrieval fee and raised the printing price? I'm going to drop in and find out in person. jo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kay Davis" <kaydavis2@hotmail.com> To: <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 06:07 PM Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Orphans Court info > Yes, Jo, the charge is $8/pg. She told me it was $8/pg and then said the > file contained three pages and I'd need to send a check for $24.00. I > mentioned I'd already spent $15.00 in an attempt to obtain the records > through the Register of Wills but was told the prior fee was not applicable. > The woman's name is Diane. > Kay > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "J SCHWARTZ" <phillysleuth@verizon.net> > Reply-To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com > To: <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Orphans Court info > Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 15:15:15 -0400 > > Kay, are you absolutely sure the charges are $8 a page? I would really > recheck that figure. They NEVER have been that expensive in all the time > I've been dealing with them. It was more like $2-$3 a page. > > jo > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kay Davis" <kaydavis2@hotmail.com> > To: <PHILLY-ROOTS@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 11:27 AM > Subject: [Phly-Rts] Orphans Court info > > > > As a follow-up to my earlier query regarding Orphans Court records, I > > contacted them via snail mail with docket/file number, name, date, etc. > > Someone from their office called just a few days later to tell me the > > records have been retrieved and when my check is received the file will > be > > sent to me. Here's the heads'-up: the charge is $8.00/page for > > photocopying. I was given no information on the contents of the file (I > > asked) so just blindly send in the money and keep your fingers crossed > the > > informatiion will have some value. Thanks to all who offered help and > good > > luck. > > Kay in California > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Exercise your brain! Try Flexicon. > > > http://games.msn.com/en/flexicon/default.htm?icid=flexicon_hmemailtaglineapr > il07 > > > > > > > > ********* > > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS > > ********* > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.2.0/756 - Release Date: 04/10/2007 > 10:44 PM > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.2.0/756 - Release Date: 04/10/2007 > 10:44 PM > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Interest Rates Fall Again! $430,000 Mortgage for $1,399/mo - Calculate new > payment > http://www.lowermybills.com/lre/index.jsp?sourceid=lmb-9632-18679&moid=7581 > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.2.0/756 - Release Date: 04/10/2007 10:44 PM > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.2.0/756 - Release Date: 04/10/2007 10:44 PM