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 === Colonial Land Grants  ===
-[[Florida]] was a disputed possession of England, France, and Spain in turn until it finally became a possession of the United States in 1821. A board of land commissioners for West Florida was established in 1822 and for East Florida in 1823 to process claims to lands previously granted by other nations. These documents, as well as land ancestries and homestead records, are at the Florida State Archives. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of some of the archive's files, including:
+[[Florida]] was a disputed possession of England, France, and Spain in turn until it finally became a possession of the United States in 1821. A board of land commissioners for West Florida was established in 1822 and for East Florida in 1823 to process claims to lands previously granted by other nations. These documents, as well as land ancestries and homestead records, are at the Florida State Archives.
-''Spanish Land Grant Archives, 1764-1844.'''''<i>&nbsp;</i>'''(Family History Library microfilms {{FHL|293032|title-id|disp=1020288-95}}.) These are written in Spanish and English. Some are indexed. Many of these are transcribed in S''panish Land Grants in Florida: Briefed Translations from the Archives of the Board of Commissioners'', Five Volumes. (Tallahassee, Florida: Historical Records Survey, 1940-1941; Family History Library book {{FHL|143451|title-id|disp=975.9 R2hs}}; Family History Library microfilms {{FHL|143451|title-id|disp=897334-35}} or {{FHL|143451|title-id|disp=1020203-4}}).&nbsp; The State Archives of Florida have placed copies of [http://www.floridamemory.com/Collections/SpanishLandGrants/index.cfm The Spanish Land Grants] on-line.
+''Spanish Land Grant Archives, 1764-1844.'''''<i>&nbsp;</i>''' The State Archives of Florida have placed copies of [http://www.floridamemory.com/Collections/SpanishLandGrants/index.cfm The Spanish Land Grants] online. (Also on{{FHL|293032|title-id|disp=FHL films1020288-95}}.) These are written in Spanish and English. Some are indexed.
-''Land Claims, 1824-1828, confirmed and unconfirmed.'' (Family History Library microfilms {{FHL|82557|title-id|disp=1020205-17}} and {{FHL|82557|title-id|disp=1020284-87}}.)
+Many of these are transcribed in S''panish Land Grants in Florida: Briefed Translations from the Archives of the Board of Commissioners'', Five Volumes. (Tallahassee, Florida: Historical Records Survey, 1940-1941);  {{FHL|143451|title-id|disp=FHL book 975.9 R2hs}}; {{FHL|143451|title-id|disp=FHL films 897334-35}} or {{FHL|143451|title-id|disp=FHL films1020203-4}}).
-A helpful publication is Phillip W. McMullin, ''Grassroots of America'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Gendex Corporation, 1972; Family History Library {{FHL|286182|title-id|disp=book 973 R2ag index; Family History Library microfiche 6051323}}). This publication indexes claims to U.S. land which are transcribed in the American State Papers (on microfilm at the Family History Library).
+''Land Claims, 1824-1828, confirmed and unconfirmed.'' ({{FHL|82557|title-id|disp=FHL films 1020205-17}} and {{FHL|82557|title-id|disp=FHL films 1020284-87}}.)
+A helpful publication is Phillip W. McMullin, ''Grassroots of America'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Gendex Corporation, 1972); {{FHL|286182|title-id|disp=FHL book 973 R2ag index; FHL fiche 6051323}}). This publication indexes claims to U.S. land which are transcribed in the American State Papers (on microfilm at the Family History Library).
 === Federal Land Grants  ===