Here are some emails inquiring where to get certified documents from the US Archives, State Archives (PA, SC, GA), Library of Congress, etc...
Dear Mr.:
This is in response to your email inquiry of May 6, 2014, regarding information on how to obtain certified copies of 22 listed documents.
Documents #1-10, #15 and #20 are in the custody of the National Archives, Washington, DC. Documents and page counts are below:
1. Articles of Confederation = 9 pages
2. Constitution of the United States of America = 4 pages
3. Declaration of Independence = 1 page
4. U.S./Morocco Treaty of Peace & Friendship, 1786 (Original Arabic text) = 25 pages
5. U.S./Morocco Treaty of Peace & Friendship, 1786 (English text) = 8 pages
6. U.S./Algiers of Peace & Amity, 1795 (English/Turkish texts) = 26 pages; there is no separate English translation for this treaty
7. U.S./Tripoli Treaty of Peace & Friendship, 1796 (English/Arabic texts) = 16 pages
8. U.S./Tunis Treaty of Peace & Friendship, 1797 (French & Turkish texts) = 18 pages; English translation = 7 pages
9. U.S./Great Britain Treaty of Paris, 1783 = 9 pages
10. U.S./Great Britain Treaty of Ghent, 1814 = 25 pages
15. Executive Order 13107 of December 10, 1998 (Implementation of Human Rights Treaties) = 5 pages
20. Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857, U.S. Supreme Court Case 3230 = 38 pages
Paper copies of the above documents can be ordered for 80 cents a page & we do have a minimum mail order fee of $20.00. Certification of each document is a additional $15.00. If you wish to place an order, please contact me.
Documents #11-14 are not in the custody of the National Archives - they are State documents and not Federal Government documents.
11. Constitution of Georgia, 1777
12. Charter of Georgia, 1732
13. Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, State Bar of Georgia
14. Georgia Rules of Court
For information and obtaining copies, I recommend contacting the Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260; their telephone # is 678-364-3710.
Documents #16-19 are United Nations created documents.
16. UN Declaration of Human Rights, 1948
17. UN Convention on the Prevention an Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 1948
18. UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966
19. UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 2007
For copies, I recommend contacting the United Nations Dag Hammarskjold Library, UN Headquarters-Room L-105, First Ave. at 46th St., New York, NY 10017; their telephone number is 212-963-3000.
Document #21 is a South Carolina state record - not a Federal Government record.
21. Sundry Free Moors Act, 1790 (South Carolina House Representative)
To obtain a copy, I recommend contacting the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC 29223; their telephone number is 803-896-6104.
Document #22 is Pennsylvania state record - not a Federal Government record.
22. Resolution 75 of 1933, adopted May 4th, Pennsylvania House Journal
To obtain a copy, I recommend contacting Brooke Wheeler, House of the House of Representatives Right to Know Officer, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 133 Main Capital Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120-2220. Her telephone number is 717-787-7431.
Sincerely,
Jane Fitzgerald
Archivist
Archives 1 Reference Section
Research Services - Washington, DC
202-357-5005
Dear :
To order a certified copy of Pennsylvania House of Representatives Resolution #75 of 1933 commending the Moorish American Society as it appears in the published Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Record Group 7 (see: http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/sd/r7sd2.htm#7.45), send a check or money order payable to the COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA for $40.00 (orders from outside Pennsylvania) or $30.00 (orders from Pennsylvania residents) to the address below along with a copy of this e-mail. Each additional certified copy of the published Resolution ordered at the same time is $15.00 per copy. Please allow at least 3-5 weeks for completion and delivery of your order.
Feel free to contact me at the telephone number or e-mail address below if you have further questions about this matter.
Sincerely,
Jonathan R. Stayer I Supervisor of Reference Services
Pennsylvania State Archives
350 North Street I Harrisburg, PA 17120-0090
Phone: 717.783.2669
E-mail: jstayer@pa.gov
www.pastatearchives.com
From: Dean Fambro
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 12:19 PM
To: PH, State Archives
Subject: How to obtain a Certified document
I would like to receive information on how to obtain a "Certified" copy of this document:
Resolution 75 of 1933 adopted May 4th, Pennsylvania House Journal
Thank you for your time,
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The Law Library of Congress does not provide copying services. The Library of Congress Duplication Service provides photocopying services and certification services for a fee < http://www.loc.gov/duplicationservices/products-pricing/ >. If local government depository libraries or other local research libraries do not have needed material, a researcher may be able to obtain copies from the Library of Congress Duplication Service via:
Library of Congress
Photoduplication Service
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington, D.C. 20540-4570
Telephone: (202) 707-5640
Fax: (202) 707-1771
E-mail: < mailto:duplicationservices@loc.gov >
Website: < http://www.loc.gov/duplicationservices/ >
When requesting copies, you will need to provide a call number reference for each item.
Regarding item 1 ("Serial No. 118. (Resolution no. 75), Printer's No. 1034 of I 933.[April 17, 1933/Adopted, May 4.],"we could not locate a U.S. Congressional resolution with this information. Without additional details, our research suggests the resolution is a Pennsylvania resolution. Although not published within the Pennsylvania laws, a copy may be available through the Pennsylvania House Journal < http://lccn.loc.gov/54050654 > (Call No. J87 .P4 1933c)
For item 2 ("Minnesota General Rules of Practice Rule 220 - Birth Certificates, derived from 4th Dist. R. 11.05") provide the call number from the catalog record < http://lccn.loc.gov/96659170 >
For item 3 ("N.Y. GBS. LAW § 130 : NY Code - Section 130: Filing of certificates by persons conducting business under assumed name or as partners"), provide the call number via < http://lccn.loc.gov/2004202483 >
For item 4 ("Treaty of Peace and Friendship 1786 between Morocco and the United States of America"), the June 23, 1786 Treaty of Peace and Friendship Between the United States of America and Morocco, copies will be found in the United States Statutes at Large < http://lccn.loc.gov/98660545 > , volume 8, beginning at page 100.
For the Constitution of the United States of America, you will have many options. A copy is printed within the United States Code <http://lccn.loc.gov/89602670 >, as well as available in authenticated PDF through the U.S. Government Printing Office. < http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/pagedetails.action?granuleId=CDOC-110hdoc50&packageId=CDOC-110hdoc50 >
We hope this information is helpful to you.
Public Services Division
Law Library of Congress
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Question History:
Patron: I would like to obtain certified and authenticated copies of the following:
1.) Serial No. 118. (Resolution no. 75), Printer's No. 1034 of I 933.[April 17, 1933/Adopted, May 4.]
2.) Minnesota General Rules of Practice Rule 220 - Birth Certificates, derived from 4th Dist. R. 11.05
3.) N.Y. GBS. LAW § 130 : NY Code - Section 130: Filing of certificates by persons conducting business under assumed name or as partners
4.) Treaty of Peace and Friendship 1786 between Morocco and the United States of America
5.) Constitution of the United States of America
Who do I contact to receive these documents?
Thanks You,
Dean
Librarian 1: The Law Library of Congress does not provide copying services. The Library of Congress Duplication Service provides photocopying services and certification services for a fee < http://www.loc.gov/duplicationservices/products-pricing/ >. If local government depository libraries or other local research libraries do not have needed material, a researcher may be able to obtain copies from the Library of Congress Duplication Service via:
Library of Congress
Photoduplication Service
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington, D.C. 20540-4570
Telephone: (202) 707-5640
Fax: (202) 707-1771
E-mail: < mailto:duplicationservices@loc.gov >
Website: < http://www.loc.gov/duplicationservices/ >
When requesting copies, you will need to provide a call number reference for each item.
Regarding item 1 ("Serial No. 118. (Resolution no. 75), Printer's No. 1034 of I 933.[April 17, 1933/Adopted, May 4.],"we could not locate a U.S. Congressional resolution with this information. Without additional details, our research suggests the resolution is a Pennsylvania resolution. Although not published within the Pennsylvania laws, a copy may be available through the Pennsylvania House Journal < http://lccn.loc.gov/54050654 > (Call No. J87 .P4 1933c)
For item 2 ("Minnesota General Rules of Practice Rule 220 - Birth Certificates, derived from 4th Dist. R. 11.05") provide the call number from the catalog record < http://lccn.loc.gov/96659170 >
For item 3 ("N.Y. GBS. LAW § 130 : NY Code - Section 130: Filing of certificates by persons conducting business under assumed name or as partners"), provide the call number via < http://lccn.loc.gov/2004202483 >
For item 4 ("Treaty of Peace and Friendship 1786 between Morocco and the United States of America"), the June 23, 1786 Treaty of Peace and Friendship Between the United States of America and Morocco, copies will be found in the United States Statutes at Large < http://lccn.loc.gov/98660545 > , volume 8, beginning at page 100.
For the Constitution of the United States of America, you will have many options. A copy is printed within the United States Code <http://lccn.loc.gov/89602670 >, as well as available in authenticated PDF through the U.S. Government Printing Office. < http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/pagedetails.action?granuleId=CDOC-110hdoc50&packageId=CDOC-110hdoc50 >
We hope this information is helpful to you.
Public Services Division
Law Library of Congress
Hello
There are two ways to receive copies of documents housed at the Georgia Archives. You will need to either visit our facility during our normal research hours and/or hire a researcher to make copies of the record(s) for you. Copy orders must be paid for in advance.
The Archives is currently open for research Wednesday through Saturday, from8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Original records are not retrieved after 4 p.m.) The Archives is closed for all university system holidays. Please see the Archives website for a list of holiday closings.
If you are unable to visit, you may wish to hire a professional researcher to search on your behalf. The Georgia Archives does not maintain a list of researchers or make recommendations; however, for your convenience, please note there is a list of professional genealogists who are also members of the Georgia Genealogical Society at http://www.gagensociety.org/member_researchers.htm and a list of members of the Georgia Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gaapg/members.htm
The original signed 1777 Constitution of Georgia is no longer extant. The earliest copy held by the Georgia Archives is the copy published in "A Digest of the Laws of the State of Georgia," compiled by Robert Watkins and George Watkins (Philadelphia, 1800). The Georgia Archives only certifies state and county records officially transferred to the state archives. We will issue an "Authentication Letter" verifying that a copy of a publication or a document from a manuscript collection was reproduced from the archives' holdings. The fee for authentications is the same as the fee for certifications. The 1777 Constitution as published in Watkins' Digest is 10 pages. The charge for prints from scans is $6.00 per page. The authentication fee is $5, for a total of $65.00.
The 1732 Charter for the Colony of Georgia is a copy recorded from the copy carried to Georgia by James Oglethorpe by the Secretary of the Province of South Carolina. This document is 16 pages. The charge for prints from scans is $6.00 per page. The certification fee is $5.00, for a total of $101.00.
The State Bar of Georgia is not a state agency, it is a professional organization. The Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct cannot be certified as they are not a state agency record.
The Georgia Rules of Court are promulgated and published by the Administrative Office of the Courts. You will need to contact that agency for a certified copy of the current rules.
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Question History:
Patron: I would like to receive information on how to obtain "Certified" copies of the following documents:
Constitution of Georgia, 1777
Charter of Georgia, 1732
Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, State Bar of Georgia
Georgia Rules of Court
Thank you for your time,
Librarian 1: There are two ways to receive copies of documents housed at the Georgia Archives. You will need to either visit our facility during our normal research hours and/or hire a researcher to make copies of the record(s) for you. Copy orders must be paid for in advance.
The Archives is currently open for research Wednesday through Saturday, from8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Original records are not retrieved after 4 p.m.) The Archives is closed for all university system holidays. Please see the Archives website for a list of holiday closings.
If you are unable to visit, you may wish to hire a professional researcher to search on your behalf. The Georgia Archives does not maintain a list of researchers or make recommendations; however, for your convenience, please note there is a list of professional genealogists who are also members of the Georgia Genealogical Society at http://www.gagensociety.org/member_researchers.htm and a list of members of the Georgia Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gaapg/members.htm
The original signed 1777 Constitution of Georgia is no longer extant. The earliest copy held by the Georgia Archives is the copy published in "A Digest of the Laws of the State of Georgia," compiled by Robert Watkins and George Watkins (Philadelphia, 1800). The Georgia Archives only certifies state and county records officially transferred to the state archives. We will issue an "Authentication Letter" verifying that a copy of a publication or a document from a manuscript collection was reproduced from the archives' holdings. The fee for authentications is the same as the fee for certifications. The 1777 Constitution as published in Watkins' Digest is 10 pages. The charge for prints from scans is $6.00 per page. The authentication fee is $5, for a total of $65.00.
The 1732 Charter for the Colony of Georgia is a copy recorded from the copy carried to Georgia by James Oglethorpe by the Secretary of the Province of South Carolina. This document is 16 pages. The charge for prints from scans is $6.00 per page. The certification fee is $5.00, for a total of $101.00.
The State Bar of Georgia is not a state agency, it is a professional organization. The Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct cannot be certified as they are not a state agency record.
The Georgia Rules of Court are promulgated and published by the Administrative Office of the Courts. You will need to contact that agency for a certified copy of the current rules.
Dear Dean Fambro Jr,
You asked:
I would like to receive information on how to obtain "Certified" copies of the following documents: 1 - U.N Declaration of Human Rights,
I would like to receive information on how to obtain "Certified" copies of the following documents: 1 - U.N Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 2 - U.N. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 1948 3 - U.N. Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 4 - U.N. Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 2007
Answer:
Hello,
You can find certified true copies of UN Treaties and Conventions from the Treaty Website.
https://treaties.un.org/Pages/CTCs.aspx
From there, you can find the CTC (Certified True Copies) of two of the documents you listed:
2. - U.N. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 1948
https://treaties.un.org/doc/Treaties/1951/01/19510112%2008-12%20PM/Ch_IV_1p.pdf
3 - U.N. Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966
https://treaties.un.org/doc/Treaties/1976/03/19760323%2006-17%20AM/Ch_IV_04.pdf
Please note the note on the first page of the Certified True Copies site:
Note: The Certified True Copies of multilateral treaties deposited with the UN Secretary-General listed below contain the authentic texts of such treaties in PDF and reflect the originally published issue in paper format. Subsequent amendments and modifications to the certified true copies, rectifications of authentic texts or any other relevant formalities circulated under the cover of depositary notifications (CNs) are not necessarily included in this database. For a complete information about amendments and modifications, the interested parties are advised to consult the "Text" Section for each treaty in the "Status of treaties" database at https://treaties.un.org/pages/ParticipationStatus.aspx
As for the declarations, I could find no information about certified true copies because these declarations do not have the same binding power as treaties. However, you can find copies of the declarations online through the Official Documents System of the UN:
1 - U.N Declaration of Human Rights, 1948
http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/217(III)
4 - U.N. Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 2007
http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/61/295
For more information about certified true copies, see the Treaty Handbook glossary:
https://treaties.un.org/Pages/Publications.aspx?pathpub=Publication/TH/Page1_en.xml
I hope that helps.
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