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The Cott Index Company has many indexing systems, but they can be grouped into several groups:  
The Cott Index Company has many indexing systems, but they can be grouped into several groups:  


==== Cott Key Table  ====
==== Cott Key Table at Top of Page ====


A key table appears at the top of every page.<br>  
A key table appears at the top of every page.<br>  


For an example Cott Index with key table at the top of every page, see "New York, Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-24580-34900-84 : accessed 01 Jan 2014), Oswego &gt; Will index 1932-1956 A-Z &gt; image 7 of 349. This example indexes by the first two letters of the surname.<br>  
[https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-24580-34900-84 An example] from New York probate records indexes by the first two letters of the surname. See "New York, Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-24580-34900-84?cc=1920234&amp;wc=M9S9-GQY:73378958&nbsp;: accessed 01 Jan 2014), Oswego &gt; Will index 1932-1956 A-Z &gt; image 7 of 349. <br>  


[http://aomol.net/000001/000546/pdf/am546--29.pdf An example] from [http://aomol.net/000001/000546/html/am546--29.html ''Records of Maryland''] indexes by the first letter of the surname and the first letter of the given name. See http://aomol.net/000001/000546/pdf/am546--29.pdf.<br>
[https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-29794-8980-86?cc=2030516&wc=M9QB-8WW:n677125267 An example] from Minnesota land records indexes by the first letter of the surname and the first letter of the given name. See "Minnesota, Itasca County Land Records, 1872-1930," images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-29794-8980-86?cc=2030516&amp;wc=M9QB-8WW:n677125267&nbsp;: accessed 01 Jan 2014), Itasca &gt; General index grantee 1911-1913 vol 12 &gt; image 2 of 313.<br>


==== Cottco Universal  ====
==== Cottco Universal  ====
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