Books We Own - User E-Mail Request Form

Using this form:

1. The form below will help you format your look-up request, and will e-mail it automatically to the owner of the resource you have just selected.

2. Please fill out the form completely, particularly those items marked [REQUIRED]. Missing or unclear information may well result in you receiving no answer to your request.

3. Please make sure your return email address is correct - our lookup volunteers receive countless requests they are unable to fulfill because of invalid email addresses. It is YOUR responsibility to provide the correct email address. Provide the email address within your message, too, just to be sure.

4. If your email service has a "whitelist" [where you accept emails only from those on an approved list] please add the lookup volunteer's email address to that whitelist - otherwise, they will not be able to respond to your request in a timely manner.

5. Please note and follow any special instructions from the resource owner, whose information appears below.

6. Please limit the number of surnames or resources you want looked up by any one owner. Many owners receive up to 300 e-mail messages per day. Since they are doing look ups as volunteers, it is important not to overuse their service.

7. Be sure to notice whether the owner is requesting an SASE. If the owner is making copies of information and sending it to you, be sure to ask how much it will cost, so that you can reimburse the owner for his or her expenses.

8. Please be sure to thank your lookup volunteer, whether or not they were able to locate your information. They are performing a valuable service - it is always nice to know their time and effort are appreciated.

Owner Information:

Please send me a complete family name (not just a surname) to look up for you.

Please click on the pull-down menu below and select the resource you would like checked [REQUIRED]:
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SELECT A RESOURCEAbstracts of Wills, Montgomery County Maryland 1826-1875Cash for Blood: The Baltimore to New Orleans Domestic Slave TradeFree Blacks in Harford, Somerset and Talbot Counties Maryland, 1832Freedom and Slavery Documents in DC Vol. I 1792-1806Hardin Co., TN Deed Books C-D and G-HHardin Co., TN Deed Books I-J, February 1851-June 1854Smith County, Tennessee, Deed Books, B-M, 1800-1835Northampton County, Virginia, Tithables, 1720-1769

FULL Names (First AND Last) or Placenames to be searched (maximum of 3) [REQUIRED]. Include given names and dates:

Please re-type your email address (to ensure that we have a correct address to respond to) [REQUIRED]):

Other information helpful to the search [STRONGLY RECOMMENDED]:

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