First post updated! I got the SWHF documents
I at first asked the SWHF to see if there were documents on the revolver but I originally only had a ship date from Roy (month and year), and the serial number, but there were no records for that info. The SWHF can however search for records by ship date OR by serial number, and often times the factory letter is needed so that the SWHF can thoroughly search the databases. With the specific ship date, and the other info provided by the factory letter, the SWHF was able to find documents for my revolver. Score!
If you have not already, I strongly encourage joining of the SWHF! Their efforts are much appreciated and the SWHF has added a lot to the S&W collecting world! Thank you SWHF!