Roger, Hello, I don't know how much experience you've had with ordering records from the NARA, but my experience has been that the lower cost gets you less that the higher cost. I have done a comparison. I know it's a lot of money for what you actually get, but I think you will be happy you paid it. Just my two cents. In Christ, Melissa Barker ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger L. Smith" <roger@ERC.MsState.Edu> To: <TNSTEWAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 8:13 PM Subject: Re: [TNSTEWAR] SAMUEL SHEPHERD > > Well, like I said, I'm happy to be proven wrong! I just couldn't find any > information about it online or in the library. I may order a copy of the > pension packet from archives.gov. It's kind of ironic that you said his > pension was $30, but a copy of his complete pension records now costs $37! > (I'll probably order the $14.75 pack). > > On Tue, 5 Oct 2004, trekell wrote: > >> Roger, >> >> It's not raining just yet. >> >> I have a copy of "our" Samuel Shepherd's pension application and a copy >> of >> the document granting the pension (a whopping $30). It was he who died >> in >> Montgomery County in 1838. >> >> I think my copy of the application is a copy of a copy of a copy, so it >> is >> really terrible, or I would scan it and send it to you. But maybe it >> will >> help you (mentally, anyway) to know the documents for which you are >> searching do really exist. The transcript provided by Eleanor Williams >> and >> quoted in Sandy's e-mail is almost a necessity, as the handwriting is >> absolutely awful. >> >> I have a copy of Samuel's will also, and it is frustrating as it only >> mentions by name his wife and his two (at the time) unmarried daughters. >> Our ancestors surely did not make it easy for us, did they? >> >> Hang in there. >> >> Marcia >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== TNSTEWAR Mailing List ==== >> Stewart Co. Genealogy search engine: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/stewsearch.htm >> >> ============================== >> Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >> Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> > > > _\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_ > | Roger L. Smith Phone: 662-325-3625 > | > | Sr. Systems Administrator FAX: 662-325-7692 > | > | roger@ERC.MsState.Edu http://WWW.ERC.MsState.Edu/~roger > | > | Mississippi State University > | > |____________________________________ERC__________________________________| > > > ==== TNSTEWAR Mailing List ==== > Bookmark the Updates page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/update.htm > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >