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Land transactions after the original patent was issued have been recorded in county deed books. Many independent cities in Virginia also kept their own records. The original deed books are kept in courthouses. You can obtain copies by contacting the appropriate clerk's office—usually the clerk of the circuit court. | Land transactions after the original patent was issued have been recorded in county deed books. Many independent cities in Virginia also kept their own records. The original deed books are kept in courthouses. You can obtain copies by contacting the appropriate clerk's office—usually the clerk of the circuit court. | ||
The [[Family History Library]] has microfilm copies of most pre-1880 | The [[Family History Library]] has microfilm copies of most pre-1880 deed books and indexes. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||