Deeds from the Virginia Land Office records, 1655-1902.

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Deeds from the Virginia Land Office records, 1655-1902.

These records contain copies of deeds recorded in the counties of location and probably submitted to the Land Office in cases involving either land disputes or requests for inclusive grants. Information on the outside cover does not indicate the origin of the copy in the Land Office files. Most of the deeds involve land in the western counties of the commonwealth. The deeds are from the years 1655; 1788; 1792; 1795; 1799; 1801-1805; 1807; 1809; 1812; 1815; 1817-1820; 1822; 1825-1827; 1829; 1831-1841; 1843-1844; 1848-1851; 1853; 1856-1857; 1860; 1863; 1866-1868; 1871; 1874-1875; 1879-1882; 1886-1888; 1891-1892; 1895-1896; 1899; 1902.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7318918

Library of Virginia

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