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Research Fees

There is no guarantee that the information you seek will be located. The possibility of an individual being omitted from official documents such as a census or a will is not unknown. However, the greatest effort will be made to acquire as much information relevant to your inquiry as I will access all known sources or only the ones you specify. Fees are based on hours of research performed and not on results. A report will be produced detailing the results of my research, including recommendations of further research.
 
I ask that clients pay a retainer for four hours @ $25.00 per hour for a total of $100.00 or $35.00 per hour for land record research for a total of $140.00. The work will begin when the retainer is received, and I will bill against the retainer until it is spent. Another retainer will be requested should I be required to continue the search. Any unused balance will be refunded. No project will be performed for less then $25.00 or $35.00 for land record research.  

Research.........................................$25.00/hour
Travel..............................................$4.00/day
Travel to National Archives..............$TBA
 
Copy costs
Photocopy.......................................$0.25
Microfilm.........................................$0.50
 
Special Services
Land Record Research....................$35.00/hour
includes plotting out meets and bounds



Note: Requests for copies of original documents should be accompanied with the name of the repository and the liber and folio number containing said document.