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[Type of Record] "Original Source" [Description] FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF THE EVENT. The first oral or documented form for the information recorded, or where the record is contemporary with the event described. Obtained from or created by a person who was at the event, either participating in it, witnessing it or officially verifying the credibility of it. Also important is how soon the information was collected and the reliability of the person giving the information. [Quality Level] PRIMARY [Example(s)] 
A birth certificate, marriage certificate, a census record, a court record, a letter by an eyewitness describing a recently witnessed event.
Good Source Use and Documentation Practice - Genealogy
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