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Crown Land Grant Index maps provide a graphic representation of the layout of the original land grants and over the years they have been meticulously updated by government staff. They show the locations of all land grants and townships. Each map is 26" x 36". The series consists of 138 maps and may be viewed or downloaded. These index sheets are updated on a daily basis. The crown commenced issuing grants in the 1730s, so the names found on this series can predate the A.F. Church maps by over 100 years. Each Crown Land Grant Index Map is printed on bond paper and is priced at $6.86 Canadian (as of 2012). <br>  
Crown Land Grant Index maps provide a graphic representation of the layout of the original land grants and over the years they have been meticulously updated by government staff. They show the locations of all land grants and townships. Each map is 26" x 36". The series consists of 138 maps and may be viewed or downloaded. These index sheets are updated on a daily basis. The crown commenced issuing grants in the 1730s, so the names found on this series can predate the A.F. Church maps by over 100 years. Each Crown Land Grant Index Map is printed on bond paper and is priced at $6.86 Canadian (as of 2012). <br>  


[http://novascotia.ca/natr/ '''Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources''' ]<br> 1701 Hollis Street 3rd Floor, Founders’ Square <br> P.O. Box 698 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2T9 <br> Telephone: 902-424-8633 <br> Email: [mailto:nsdnrlib@gov.ns.ca nsdnrlib@gov.ns.ca]<ref>Murphy, Sharon L., Brenda Dougall Merriman, and Frances Coe. "Nova Scotia Land Records (National Institute)," ''National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Nova_Scotia_Land_Records_%28National_Institute%29.</ref>  
[http://novascotia.ca/natr/ '''Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources''' ]<br> 1701 Hollis Street 3rd Floor, Founders’ Square <br> P.O. Box 698 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2T9 <br> Telephone: 902-424-8633 <br> Email: [mailto:nsdnrlib@gov.ns.ca nsdnrlib@gov.ns.ca]<ref>Murphy, Sharon L., Brenda Dougall Merriman, and Frances Coe. "Nova Scotia Land Records (National Institute)," ''National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Nova_Scotia_Land_Records_%28National_Institute%29.</ref>
 
A list of the Americans who received land as refugees from the American Revolution is found in: Smith, Clifford Neal. Whereabouts of Some American Refugees, 1784–1800: the Nova Scotian Land Grants. 7 vols. McNeal, Ariz.: Vestland Publications, 1992. (FHL book 971.6 R2S; computer number 690908
 
'''A wiki article describing ain oniline collection is found at:'''<br>
 
[[Nova Scotia, Halifax County Deed Indexes - FamilySearch Historical Records|Nova Scotia, Halifax County Deed Indexes - FamilySearch Historical Records]]


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