Copies of original census returns on microfilm, for Rutherford County and other locations, are available for $12.95 a roll (plus $4.00 shipping, waived for orderes of ten or more rolls) from Census Microfilm Expeditors (http://www.censusmicrofilm.com). I've been quite happy with the set of 1850-1900 Rutherford County census rolls that I ordered from them, particularly since the image quality of these microfilms is usually better than the image quality of the much-used copies available in most libraries. -Richard Carlson At 09:33 PM 8/23/01 EDT, you wrote: >Does anyone know how I can purchase a 1850 Rutherford Co. Census? > rthorpe@vci.net