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Enumerate the 4 types of Cott indexes identified in the Maryland record manual.

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 === Cott System Indexes<br>  ===
-The Cott Index Company has several indexing systems that are organized in one of these basic ways:<br>• Every surname is given a separate page with given names listed alphabetically.<br>• A key table provides a page number based on the first letter of the surname combined with the first letter of the given name<br>• The alphabet is divided into sections or letter groupings with tab sheets and indexes for each grouping.
+The Cott Index Company has many indexing systems, but they can be grouped into several groups:
+==== Cott Key Table  ====
+A key table appears at the top of every page.
+==== Cottco Universal  ====
+The alphabet is divided into units. A unit starts with a tab sheet showing the letter or the part of a letter contained in the unit. The unit next contains a sub-index sheet with page references for every combination of letters or commonly occurring surnames. The unit then contains the referenced pages.
+==== Cott Family Name  ====
+Every surname is given a separate page with given names listed alphabetically. A sub-index sheet at the beginning of each unit identifies the page numbers for the surnames.
+==== Cott Guide Letter  ====
+A key table provides a page number based on the first letter of the surname combined with the first letter of the given name.
 === Liber Index  ===