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Record Group Number: 800000
Series/Collection Number: .L 188
Creator: Florida. Circuit Court (10th Circuit : Polk County)
Title, Dates: Deed records, 1862-1926.
Amount: 45.00 microfilm reel 35 mm.
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Organization/Arrangement: By record type, then alphabetical by book letter.
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Biographical/Historical:     Polk County was created by an act of the Legislative Council of Florida on February 4, 1861 (Laws, Chap. 1201).  It was formed from Hillsborough and Brevard Counties.  In 1873 the boundaries were changed when Orange County defined its boundaries.  The last change occurred when Polk County defined its boundaries in 1891.  The Clerk of the Circuit Court in each county serves as the official custodian of deed, marriage, and probate records.
Summary:     This series consists of a microfilm copy of the deed records for Polk County, Florida from 1862-1926.  The series contains grantee and grantor indexes to deed books (1862-1926), deed record books (1862-1889) and general indexes to personal property recorded in mortgage records by the name of the grantee (no date).
Finding Aids: Microfilm listing available.
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Reproduction Note: Microfilm.
Location of Originals/Duplicates: Circuit Court, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Polk County.  Office of the Clerk.  Bartow, Florida.
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Subject Access Fields: Deeds Florida --Polk County
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Polk County (Fla.)
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