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Record Group Number: 800000
Series/Collection Number: .L 122
Creator: Florida. Circuit Court (4th Circuit : Duval County)
Title, Dates: Deed records, 1822-1923.
Amount: 19.00 microfilm reel 35 mm.
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Organization/Arrangement: By record type.
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Biographical/Historical:     Duval County was created as one of the two counties in East Florida by an act of the Legislative Council on August 12, 1822. Duval County was later divided to form: Alachua (1824), Clay (1858), Hamilton (1827), and Nassau (1824) counties.  The courthouse of Duval County was destroyed by fire on May 3, 1901. The Clerk of the Circuit Court in each county serves as the official custodian of deed, marriage, and probate records.
Summary:     The series consists of a microfilm copy of the deed records of Duval County, Florida from 1822 to 1923.  Virtually all Duval County land records were destroyed in the fire of May 3, 1901.  As a result, this series includes the photostatic copies of the deed information abstracted by the Archibald Abstract Company rather than the actual records of the Clerk for that time period.  Direct and reverse deed indexes for the years 1901-1923 are included and provide descriptions of the land as well as names.
    In the broadest sense, a deed (or conveyance) is a legal instrument by which real property is transferred from one party to another.  Deed books contain many types of title conveyances and contracts.  Among the most common types are warranty deeds, quitclaim deeds, and deeds of gift.
Finding Aids: Microfilm listing available.
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Reproduction Note: Microfilm.
Location of Originals/Duplicates: Circuit Court, Fourth Judicial Circuit, Duval County.  Office of the Clerk, Jacksonville, Florida.
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Subject Access Fields: Deeds Florida --Duval County
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Duval County (Fla.)
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