This sounds like a rip off to me. The only way this sort of document could have survived burned courthouses would either to have been in private hands meaning they had not gone through the courts or authentic copies and should be certified or that they had been sent to the state capitol before that county courthouse was burned. In case of having been sent to the state capitol they are available for a very nominal fee. Once in a while something rare is found but not whole batches of old records. Of course, anything can happen but this looks like a rip off to me. Dorothy C. White [email protected] 804.795.4296 > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Kelly [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 3:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] slave,confederate and union documents just fyi, > > > Records that survived the burning practices of the > Revolutionary war, War of > 1812 and the Civil War are indeed precious. > > I heard the British burned records in Ireland and America > because the King > owned all the land anyway, and to prevent land ownership > after the war from > being proved. > > There must be more motives than that of course, and how much > can we believe > of what we hear? > > I would dearly love to peek at those records. > > Don Kelly, descendent of Kelly of King and Queen County, > Virginia, era 1700. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 12:03 PM > Subject: [VAROOTS] slave,confederate and union documents just fyi, > > > > this is an ad from the virginian pilot classifieds, i am > not affliated > > in any way, > > > > i can't believe they are not giving these to libraries or > something. > > but here goes: > > > > AN HISTORICAL DOCUMENT, PHOTOGRAPH AND ARTIFACT SALE; > > Slave, Confederate and union documents, princess Anne > County, Norfolk, > > military items 1700-1940's, DAGUERREO TYPES, AMBRO TYPES, > TIN TYPES, > > NOV 4,5, 6TH 3900 BONNEY ROAD VIRGINIA BEACH VA 757 581 7200 > > > > I can't wait, i've got to go see what this is all about, i probably > > won't > > be > > to afford anything, but i can go and see anyway. > > good luck! > > kristina > > > > > > ============================== > > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New > > content added every business day. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your > family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added > in the last 12 months. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >