In a message dated 5/15/05 7:56:02 PM Central Daylight Time, ginnykeefer@cox.net writes: You can order a copy of the original from Secretary of State office > > probably located in Nashville? Not the local one where you purchase your > plates.... Call you local office or library's reference desk to inquire an > address or E Mail to ask.Or go on line to TN State Library and Archives and > ask them. Please post the reply you get to cut down the number of people > contacting those offices to inquire of the address. Thank you. Ginny Here are three links that might be of help: The first is to the website for TN State Government Tennessee Government http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/government/agencies.html The second is of the Tennessee Secretary of State Tennessee Secretary of State http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/index.htm The third is for the library and archives Tennessee State Library and Archives: History and Genealogy http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/intro.htm Information on contacting can be found there.