And I have a problem related to this related problem.

My great-uncle lived in New York City his whole life after
immigrating. Unable to find his record of marriage to his first wife
(circa 1911), I sent in a request for his divorce file, with a
handwritten note that I was hoping to learn the date and place of his
marriage. The clerk wrote back that the file was sealed by law, but
that my great-uncle had married in Philadelphia on a certain date.

He didn't.

I had Philadelphia genners physically go to the indexes without
success, and I have used whatever online resources are
available. Neither he nor his first wife are listed under any name
variation I can think of.

Ah, well.

Hilary Henkin
Los Angeles, California