Land records, Western Shore, 1806-1823.

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Land records, Western Shore, 1806-1823.

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Deeds, bonds, mortgages, tax collector accounts, and other documents acknowledged before the Court in Annapolis. See also the Land Records, Eastern Shore series [MSA S0444]. For earlier records, see the GENERAL COURT OF THE WESTERN SHORE Land Records series [MSA S0501] and the GENERAL COURT OF THE EASTERN SHORE Land Records series [MSA S0483]. Arranged chronologically.

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