Elizabeth, Thank you for responding to my question. I will study QuickLesson 4 at EE's website. I greatly appreciate your assistance. Cindy Kennedy ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 22:32:57 -0600 From: "eshown" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TGF] First Reference Note for Civil War Pension Applications (Union): "Approved" or "Rejected" To: "TGF" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Cynthia wrote: >>My question is about the wording in the examples for the first reference notes on page 604 in EE, ?Case Files of Approved Pension Applications?? and ?Case Files of Rejected Pension Applications?? Maybe the answer to this question is obvious, but since I did not receive documentation from NARA concerning in which of the above groups (approved or rejected) the files that I ordered are located at NARA, should I include the phrases ?Case Files of Approved Pension Applications??or ?Case Files of Rejected Pension Applications?? based on my reading of the files? I hesitate to do this, without documentation. Then later Cynthia added: >I still need to find out if all unapproved applications would be filed under ?Case Files of Rejected Pension Applications?? , or if there was another designation for applications for which the applicant didn't submit all necessary information. Cynthia, you are right that EE does not cover every possible permutation of records from NARA--pensions or otherwise. That's not humanly possible, given the mass of records. However, QuickLesson 4 at EE's website provides a tutorial on how to use NARA finding aids to determine the exact name of the series, subgroup, etc., that you need to cite for whatever kind of records you get from NARA. <https://www.evidenceexplained.com/content/quicklesson-4-nara-citations-finding-aids> The situation there is the same as yours: Someone received records from NARA without an adequate identification. The records she received ARE different from the records you are discussing; but the kind of finding aid you need and the approach to use are the same. Hope this helps. Elizabeth ----------------------------------------------- Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG BCG trustee & past president www.HistoricPathways.com www.IsleofCanes.com www.EvidenceExplained.com & for daily tips on records and record usage: www.Facebook.com/ForgottenPeopleCaneRiverCreoles www.Facebook.com/EvidenceExplained QuickTips at www.EvidenceExplained.com/blogs/ee