This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: fscangie Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1923.1.1.4.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: We're both right! I no longer have an ancestry.com subscription, so cannot post their link to the page I had. However, I have located a link to the usgenweb census image: http://www.usgwarchives.net/sc/census/1790/004a.gif This page from which I transcribed REALLY does say "this Seventeenth Day of May..." but I think the ancestry.com version has the header info cropped out, if I remember correctly. The starting image for the enumeration is clearer to me than is the last page of same. I think the page you viewed was the equivalent of this one: http://www.usgwarchives.net/sc/census/1790/016-recap.gif which indeed does say "20th day of May" and does, as you say, indicate further specifics of the conduct of the census. Sorry I couldn't respond earlier - ancestry.com was down in my area and I couldn't read my own posting or your response until now. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>