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From: "Molly NiDana" <>
Subject: (Fwd) Form No. 180 -Reply
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 15:46:01 +0800


I received the following useful automatic reply when I requested a
form. Thought others might like to see it.

Molly NiDana


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Date: Thu, 09 Oct 1997 18:37:19 -0400
From: NNU Public Reference Inquire <>
To:
Subject: Form No. 180 -Reply

Welcome to the National Archives e-mail reference and information service:
! Operated by the staff of the User Services Division, "inquire" is intended to provide timely responses to reference requests, or at
least get the process started quickly, and to answer general inquiries about the
National Archives and Records Administration.

This message is automatically generated whenever the word "form" or "forms" is
detected in the text of a message because we've found that it is most
frequently used to obtain genealogical information. If your request is for
genealogical information, certain kinds of genealogical requests must be
submitted on specific forms. (AHA!) The numbers and subjects of these forms is
as follows:

Form 80 (Military service and pension records prior to World War I, including the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, and Spanish-American War);
Form 81 (Passenger Arrivals)
Form 82 (Copies of Census Records)
Form 83 (Eastern Cherokee Applications)
Form 180 (Military service records, World War I and later).

If you have not already done so, please indicate the FORM NUMBER, the
QUANTITY needed, and YOUR POSTAL MAILING ADDRESS. Requests for
really large numbers of forms for institutional use may have to filled by another
office (we'll take care of it!), but in general our goal is to mail the forms and
related leaflets within 3 working days.

If your inquiry concerns a different subject or requires a more substantive reply,
it will be evaluated by an archivist (a real person, honest!) and either answered
directly, or referred to the proper reference or other office.

As with any new system, bugs may emerge. Please send your comments,
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