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Record Group Number: 800000
Series/Collection Number: .L 201
Creator: Florida. Circuit Court (1st Circuit : Santa Rosa County)
Title, Dates: Deed records, 1834-1960.
Amount: 15.00 microfilm reel 35 mm.
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Organization/Arrangement: Chronological.
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Biographical/Historical:     Santa Rosa County was created by an act of the Legislative Council on February 18, 1842 (Territorial Laws, 1842, No. 1).  It was formed from the eastern section of Escambia County.  In 1852, Santa Rosa's boundary with Walton County was altered slightly (Ch. 571, Laws).  Some Santa Rosa court records were destroyed by a county courthouse fire in 1869.  In 1915, Okaloosa County was created in part from the eastern portion of Santa Rosa County (Ch. 6937, Laws).  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 of Santa Rosa County, Florida, from 1834 to 1960.  The series contains direct and reverse general indexes to deeds (1834-1960) and deed records (1869-1901).  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.
    Deed Record Book L consists entirely of deeds for which Oscar H. and Etta O. Secrist of Chicago, Illinois, are the grantors.  All of the deed record books, except Book L, contain an internal index.
Finding Aids: Microfilm listing available.
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Reproduction Note: Microfilm.
Location of Originals/Duplicates: Circuit Court, First Judicial Circuit, Santa Rosa County.  Office of the Clerk.  Milton, Florida.
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Subject Access Fields: Deeds Florida --Santa Rosa County
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Santa Rosa County (Fla.)
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