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Record Group Number: 800000
Series/Collection Number: .L 224
Creator: Florida. Circuit Court (2nd Circuit : Wakulla County)
Title, Dates: Deed records, 1835-1949.
Amount: 7.00 microfilm reel 35 mm.
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Organization/Arrangement: Chronological.
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Biographical/Historical:     Wakulla County was created by the Legislative Council of Florida on March 11, 1843 (Chap. 25, Laws).  It was formed from the southern portion of Leon County.  In 1892, a fire destroyed the Wakulla County courthouse.  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 Wakulla County, Florida from 1835 to 1949.  The series contains certified copies of record books (1842-1892), direct general indexes to deeds (grantor) (1835-1949), reverse general index to deeds (grantee) (1835-1949) and deed records (1892-1904).
    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.These deed records were re-recorded around 1896 after the records were damaged in a fire in the county courthouse in 1892.  All of the records contain indexes.
Finding Aids: Microfilm listing available.
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Reproduction Note: Microfilm.
Location of Originals/Duplicates: Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit, Wakulla County.  Office of the Clerk.  Crawfordville, Florida.
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Subject Access Fields: Deeds Florida --Wakulla County
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Wakulla County (Fla.)
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