The LDS have probate records up to 1924 on microfilm. You could always go that route. It might even be cheaper. Liane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kay Davis" <kaydavis2@hotmail.com> To: <PHILLY-ROOTS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 11:08 AM Subject: [Phly-Rts] Orphans Court question > Hi, > I hope somebody can help me. From a microfilm of original records > entitled > Wills (and probate records) I obtained the dates and file numbers for an > individual who died in 1889. With that information I wrote to the > Register > of Wills at the Phila. City Hall to obtain copies. Yesterday I received a > reply that stated there was no record for this person. > > Does anyone have a clue why there's a listing in the index but no file? > > Thanks in advance, > Kay in California. Researching HANLINE, STURGIS, TULLY, COWDEN in > Philadelphia > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get a FREE Web site, company branded e-mail and more from Microsoft Office > Live! http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0050001411mrt/direct/01/ > > > > ********* > 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