If the "certificate" is simply extracted information taken from the register, then it should be cited differently from a true certificate of marriage or the marriage register. For example, for a mid-nineteenth century marriage in McNairy County, Tennessee, I have a "marriage certificate." This certificate was a modern certificate created in the 1990's. The information from the marriage register had been inserted into the blanks by the county clerk. This was extracted information placed on a contemporary marriage license as they issued to couples walking in the door to obtain one in the 1990s. The fact that I have not seen, nor have photocopies or images, of the entry in the marriage register devalues the information. Not only do I not have anything original from the action (the clerk's record or the original certificate issued), but I am completely reliant on the clerk's competency in filling in the information accurately. In this case, if I were to cite the "certificate" today, I would note the circumstances of its creation in an annotation within the footnote.<div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Jacqueline Wilson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wilssearch@gmail.com">wilssearch@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word">Rondina, excuse my confusion. When you say ""certificate" of information in a register" are you referring to the actual register or to the certificate issued based on the register?<div>
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<b>From:</b><span> </span><a title="rondina.muncy@gmail.com" href="mailto:rondina.muncy@gmail.com" target="_blank">Rondina Muncy</a></div><div><b>Cc:</b><span> </span><a title="apgpubliclist@apgen.org" href="mailto:apgpubliclist@apgen.org" target="_blank">apgpubliclist Posting</a></div>
<div><b>Sent:</b><span> </span>Sunday, September 26, 2010 7:45 AM</div><div><b>Subject:</b><span> </span>Re: [APG Public List] IL Marriage Question [marriage register]</div><div><br></div>As I read this thread, I'm wondering whether most of you know that the "certificate" of information in a register is either abstracted or extracted and should be noted as such.<div>
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