Hi Listers, Just received record sent for from NARA of War 1812 individual. Two pages came with data, one page is the company pay roll in which there are 3 seperate payroll entries. The other is the card number page in which there are 3 card numbers. Are the card numbers the description for each payroll entry? Might I be on the correct track reading this? Your input is greatly appreciated. TIA Regards, Thomas Allan Wright Sr (Tom Sr) WrightSrStuff@aol.com New York State

On 18 Apr 2003 at 13:35, WrightSrStuff@aol.com wrote: > Just received record sent for from NARA of War 1812 individual. Two > pages came with data, one page is the company pay roll in which there > are 3 seperate payroll entries. The other is the card number page in > which there are 3 card numbers. Are the card numbers the description > for each payroll entry? Might I be on the correct track reading this? You are on the right track. The "card number page" is the file jacket - an envelope - and the numbers refer to each of the three cards held in the jacket. The numbers themselves are stamped on the back of the cards but you can safely assume that if you have three numbers on the jacket and three cards then you have the complete file. That said, I came across a record just last week that contained an additional card not listed on the jacket. Regards, Harry _ H. Spencer Byfield sbyfield@genealogy-quest.com Genealogy Quest "Military records at reasonable prices" http://www.genealogy-quest.com/Military/index.html