SAMPLE LETTER B (Use this letter when writing to area where documents are held)

(NAME AND ADDRESS OF ARCHIVE

OR REGISTRY OFFICE)

Dobio sam informacije od Archiva (ARCHIVE NAME) da se podaci o mom predku mogu naći u Vašem arhivu/uredu. Molim Vas, možete li prepisati za mene sve podatke o rodjenja, vjenčanja.

Ime: (NAME)

Rodjendan: (BIRTHDATE) Example: 20. jula 1877/koliko (about) 1877

Rodno Mesto: (BIRTHPLACE)

Vera: (RELIGION)

Takodjer želim znati informacije o njegovim (njezinim if the ancestor was a female) roditeljima I ihovoj drugoj djeci. Molim Vas prepišite podatke kakvi su u originalu i navedite izvore sa stranicom I rednim brojem.

Molim Vas pošaljite mi račun o Vašem poslu. Ako je cijena Vašeg posla veća od US$15, molim Vas pišiti mi prije Vašeg posla. Unaprijed Vam zahvalujem.

Uz pozdrav i štovanje

TRANSLATION

I was informated by the (Archive Name) Archive that records of my ancestor can be found at your archive/registry office. Would you please extract for me the records of birth and marriage?

Name: (NAME)

Birthdate: (BIRTHDATE) Example: 20 July 1877/about 1877

Birthplace: (BIRTHPLACE)

Religion: (RELIGION)

Also, I would like to know information about his/her parents and their other children. Please extract the record exactly as given in the original, noting the record, volume and page number.

Please bill me for your service. If the price is more than $15 U.S. please let me know before you start the research. Thank you for your help.

Respectfully yours,

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SAMPLE LETTER A (Use this letter to write to the Archives when searching where Ancestors records can be located)

(ARCHIVE NAME AND ADDRESS)

Dragi Gospodine

Moj predak rodjen (rodjena if the ancestor was a female) je u (NAME OF REPUBLIC*) (BIRTHDATE)

Ime: (Name)

Rodno Mesto: (Birthplace)

Vera: (Religion)

Ja želim znati informacije o njegovom (njezinom if the ancestor was a female) datomu rodjenja, vjenčanja. Takodjer bih želio znati podatke o roditeljima moga predka. Molim Vas možete li mi pisati gdje mogu dobiti spomenute informacije?

Uz Pozdrav i štovanje

* NAMES OF REPUBLICS

* Croatia = Hrvatskoj

For other regions please ask me.

Translation

Dear

My ancestor was born in (REPUBLIC) on (BIRTHDATE)

Name: (NAME)

Birthplace: (BIRTHPLACE)

Religion: (RELIGION)

I would like information about his/hers dates of birth and marriage. Also, I would like information about the parents or my ancestors. Please, could you inform me as to where I can obtain the requested information?

Respectfully yours,