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| These forms are designed to help you quickly analyze and organize your documents. They can become a personal index for your family records. | | These forms are designed to help you quickly analyze and organize your documents. They can become a personal index for your family records. |
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| == Locating Civil Registration Records ==
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| ===Writing the Letter===
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| After deciding who has jurisdiction over the records for the time period you need, write a brief request to the proper office. Send the following:
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| *Full name and the sex of the person sought.
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| *Names of the parents, if known.
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| *Approximate date and place of the event.
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| *Your relationship to the person.
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| *Reason for the request (family history, medical, etc.).
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| *Request for a photocopy of the complete original record.
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| *Check or cash for the search fee (usually about $10.00).
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| '''Write your request in Spanish whenever possible. For writing your letter in Spanish, use the translated questions and phrases in this [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/a/aa/LWGSpanish.pdf Spanish Letter-writing Guide.]'''
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| ==References== | | ==References== |