Older
documents can be a challenge...
...and it's not just the unfamiliarity of the handwriting.
Overcoming
that brick wall in your family history may involve understanding a
perplexing document.
We
have the expertise to help transcribe, translate and explain.
All
documents were written at a specific place and time, for a particular
purpose and in the context of the local law and practice.
It
may be important to know why an inheritance was transferred by a will, a
testament dative, an indenture, a trust disposition and settlement or some
other form of deed.
Then
there is the language - not only the legalese, but your vital document
may be in Scots, Latin or another tongue. Even if in English, it may have
unfamiliar words or phrases.
The
clue to understanding and interpreting a document is knowing:
- where
it was written
-
when
it was written
-
why
it was written
Documents
can also be sourced.
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