General question about verifying spelling

rogerallanmiller1

Are we supposed to use the subjects signature as a verification of correct spelling? Especially a difficult name? Whomever took the information on the form spelling is different that the obvious spelling of the signature. Just curious.

Thanks in advance for your answer.

Al

erutherford

Yes you can. If the signature and the name on the document are different, index both, separating them by the word Or (ex: Smith Or Smithe).

LarryClark43

Projects have different instructions so read your project and field instructions carefully.

From the general instructions we read:

If alias names were included on a document, or if an individual's name was listed with various spellings on the document, include all variants, separating each with the word Or. For example, if a name was written as "Georgios (George), George Broski, George Browzowski, or George Brzozowski," index the name fields as follows:

• Given Name: Georgios Or George
• Surname: Broski Or Browzowski Or Brzozowski

Hope this is of some help.🙂

rogerallanmiller1

thanks