Index to mortgages filed in Register's Office, 1818-1823.

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Index to mortgages filed in Register's Office, 1818-1823.

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This series consists of an alphabetical listing of mortgages filed with the Register and serves as a partial index to Mortgages Filed in Register's Office. The rules of the court required the Master involved in a mortgage foreclosure case to file the mortgages on all properties sold under a decree or order of the Chancellor with the Register or Assistant Register. Each entry in this series contains the names of mortgagor and mortgagee and the date of filing.

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