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Record Group Number: 800000
Series/Collection Number: .L 275
Creator: Florida. Circuit Court (3rd Circuit : Lafayette County)
Title, Dates: Mortgage records, 1893-1903.
Amount: 1.00 microfilm reel 35 mm.
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Organization/Arrangement: Chronological.
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Biographical/Historical:     Lafayette County was formed from part of Madison County by an act of the State Legislature on December 23, 1856 (Ch. 806, Laws). The Lafayette County Courthouse was destroyed by fire on December 31, 1892.  In 1921, Dixie County was created from the southern portion of Lafayette County (Ch. 8514, 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 mortgage records of Lafayette County, Florida from 1893 to 1903.  A mortgage is a conditional transfer of legal title to real property as security for payment of a debt.  It is much like a deed in its form, but if the conditions prescribed within are met the conveyance becomes void. Each mortgage book contains an index.
Finding Aids: Microfilm listing available.
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Reproduction Note: Microfilm.
Location of Originals/Duplicates: Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, Lafayette County.  Office of the Clerk.  Mayo, Florida.
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Subject Access Fields: Mortgages Florida --Lafayette County
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Lafayette County (Fla.)
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