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Many records created by city, county, and state governments do not fit into the record types used in this outline. Records of mayors, commissioners, overseers of the poor, schools, and a variety of others are examples of government sources that may give information about ancestors not contained in other records. Some collections that contain a variety of records such as land, history, tax, or court records may be classified as "public records." These records can be found on the state, county, and sometimes town/township level. Two examples are: | Many records created by city, county, and state governments do not fit into the record types used in this outline. Records of mayors, commissioners, overseers of the poor, schools, and a variety of others are examples of government sources that may give information about ancestors not contained in other records. Some collections that contain a variety of records such as land, history, tax, or court records may be classified as "public records." These records can be found on the state, county, and sometimes town/township level. Two examples are: | ||
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'''Kentucky - Public Records | '''Kentucky - Public Records 1769 - 1792 : Petitions of the Early Inhabitants'''<br>The index in James Rood Robertson's Petitions of the Early Inhabitants of Kentucky to the General Assembly of Virginia, 1769 to 1792, gives the names of the people with a page number. However, the number is frequently the page on which the petition begins. Therefore, if you do not find the person's name on the page, the person was a signer of the petition. [Information from<br>Beth Longley] | ||
''Petitions of the Early Inhabitants of Kentucky to the General Assembly of Virginia, 1769 to 1792'':<br>US/CAN Book 976.9 N2r 1998<br>US/CAN Film 1425691 Item 6<br>[http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=Oh6gdl-jmmQC&dq=Petitions+of+the+Early+Inhabitants+of+Kentucky+to+the+General+Assembly+of+Virginia,+1769+to+1792&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=F2uBaWpjql&sig=7DxRkTbrhwoQJ8yaafs_QIxalbs&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result Google Books] has a limited preview | ''Petitions of the Early Inhabitants of Kentucky to the General Assembly of Virginia, 1769 to 1792'':<br>US/CAN Book 976.9 N2r 1998<br>US/CAN Film 1425691 Item 6<br>[http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=Oh6gdl-jmmQC&dq=Petitions+of+the+Early+Inhabitants+of+Kentucky+to+the+General+Assembly+of+Virginia,+1769+to+1792&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=F2uBaWpjql&sig=7DxRkTbrhwoQJ8yaafs_QIxalbs&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result Google Books] has a limited preview | ||