Talk:World Archives Project: New York, New York, Quarterly Abstracts of Seamen's Protection Certificates, 1815-1869

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I have a selection where my first page has the year 1834, but the subsequent 2 pages have no year listed but obviously follow the page with during 1834. Should I key that year into the subsequent 2 pages even though they have no year listed?
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I have a selection where my first page has the year 1834, but the subsequent 2 pages have no year listed but obviously are during 1834. Should I key that year into the subsequent 2 pages even though they have no year listed?

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I have a selection where my first page has the year 1834, but the subsequent 2 pages have no year listed but obviously are during 1834. Should I key that year into the subsequent 2 pages even though they have no year listed?


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