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citation of hard copy of one of 3 original copies of a will dated 1721 and held at the Borthwick

By Relativity on Tue, 01/01/2019 - 19:19

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I am wondering how to cite a hard copy of a will I obtained from the Borthwick Archive. This is not a hard copy from a film from a copy in a book ( I am dating myself as this was before digital copies were made for research purposes) as you might assume. I originally sent for and recived a copy of this will (18 pages long) from the Borthwick. It was was totally unreadable. I complained.

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