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{{Block indent|*''The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual'', Standard No. 11 (p. 5).}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Mary Bell wrote an excellent chapter called “Transcripts and Abstracts” in ''Professional Genealogy, a Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers and Librarians''.}} | |||
{{Block indent|*See also the “[http://www.bcgcertification.org/ Test Your Skills]” section.}} | |||
A transcript or transcription is a true word-for-word rendering of a document with the original punctuation and spelling. All notes and marks on any page are copied as faithfully as possible in the presented formatting. Depending on the condition and legibility of an old document, it may require considerable concentration and perhaps comparison with another in the same scribe’s hand. Whether a document was created or hand-copied for legal purposes (e.g. wills, deeds), or written by an agent on behalf of an uneducated party (e.g. letters, petitions, applications), does not necessarily guarantee that it will be literate or easy to read. Particular points to note are: | A transcript or transcription is a true word-for-word rendering of a document with the original punctuation and spelling. All notes and marks on any page are copied as faithfully as possible in the presented formatting. Depending on the condition and legibility of an old document, it may require considerable concentration and perhaps comparison with another in the same scribe’s hand. Whether a document was created or hand-copied for legal purposes (e.g. wills, deeds), or written by an agent on behalf of an uneducated party (e.g. letters, petitions, applications), does not necessarily guarantee that it will be literate or easy to read. Particular points to note are: | ||
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{{Block indent|... north by northwest measuring sixteen [?] chains to the next marker ...<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|... north by northwest measuring [sixteen?] chains to the next marker ...<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|... north by northwest measuring s[----]en chains to the next marker ...<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|Written signed sealed [__3 words___] by the said testator in our pre[sence?] at his request ...}} | |||
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