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Terry's avatar

I appreciate your effort, even if it didn't yield the hoped for result.

I've been waiting since April for the NYS Vital Records to cash my check. Their website claims to be experiencing significant delays, but this seems unreasonable.

I was even willing to pay VitalChek's fees to have them submit a second request on my behalf but they also warn of significant delays.

Going right to Town Hall seemed like the best bet and it wasn't a shot in the dark since the woman's death date and location of the filing came directly from the 1938 NYS Death Register.

The fact of her death in 1938 is backed up by a notation in her employment records.

I find it all quite frustrating. I'm all about the documents.

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Matt Plotecher's avatar

Yeah, it's bizarre in terms of what is going on. I wonder if it might be something along the lines of the record at town hall not being scanned in to their database.

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M. Skriletz's avatar

This reads like an episode of Kolchak: The Night Stalker, complete with mysterious ending!

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Matt Plotecher's avatar

Hahaha! Maybe one of those episodes that got lost...

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