Abstracts of returns of registries of deeds for 1837-1842, 1843.

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Abstracts of returns of registries of deeds for 1837-1842, 1843.

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Per St 1836, c 241, s 2, the state secretary received annual returns from the Massachusetts county registries of deeds and provided an abstract of these returns to the legislature.

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