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===== Labrador, Canada =====

*A large peninsula in northeastern Canada. It is currently part of Québec and Newfoundland.  

Lægdsruller, Denmark:  Danish army levying rolls, which are records kept by the parish that list all males up to age 34 in a parish. Beginning in 1788 these records were taken every three years and were used as a list of potential draftees. If a male age 34 or younger moved to a new parish, the levying roll usually notes the new parish's identification number. These records can help establish where a male ancestor was living when other important records were made.

Lair, Scotland:  The Scottish word for a burial plot.  

Land (not including Deeds), PERiodical Source Index:  A record type used in the Locality and Research Methodologies sections of the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) to identify articles that contain information about land records except for deeds.

Land Act of 1785, New Jersey:  A law passed by the New Jersey state government requiring county clerks to record deeds.  

Land allotment records:  Land grants given to individual Native Americans.

Land and Property, Family History Library Catalog™:  A subject heading used in the Family History Library Catalog to categorize records regarding land and other property transactions.  

Land Commission, Hawaii:  A commission established in Hawaii in 1845 to settle land disputes between the king of Hawaii, who owned all of the land, and settlers who were not native to Hawaii. The king received a portion of the land, and the rest was divided equally between the government, chiefs, and tenants. To acquire ownership of land, an individual made a claim to the commission, whose formal name was the Board of Commissioners to Quiet Land Titles.

Land company:  An organization of land speculators that purchased large tracts of land to sell to settlers

Land grant:  A piece of land given or sold to an individual or institution by the government.

Land grant record:  A record created during the process of applying for and receiving a land grant from the government.  

Land lottery:  A lottery used to distribute land.

Land lottery:  A lottery used to distribute land.  

Land Office of Maine:  An office of the Maine state government that was established in 1824 to distribute land that Maine purchased from Massachusetts.

Land office records:  Records dealing with land transactions kept by land offices

Land ownership map:  A map that divides and identifies land according to who owns it. Also called a cadastral map.

Land petition:  The formal, written request submitted by a person seeking a land grant.

Land records:  A generic term referring to documents concerning land transactions

Land run:  A process used in Oklahoma to open an entire district of land to settlement on a first-come basis. This created tremendous runs as people rushed to stake their claims to surveyed sections of land. The first land run was in April 1889. Other runs followed in September 1891, April 1892, September 1893, and May 1895.  

Land seizure:  When land is confiscated because the owner cannot pay taxes or debts.

Land survey:  A written, legal description of the location and size of a piece of land or the process used to create the description.  

Land tax assessment, England and Wales:&nbsp; A tax assessed on land that was valued above the fixed rate of 20 shillings. The land tax was collected from about 1692 to 1832.<br>The clerk of the Court of Sessions kept land tax records from 1780 to 1831. These records are very useful because they contain the names of people who paid the tax and how much they paid.

Land tenure accounts, Denmark:&nbsp; Danish land records that usually concerned the transfer of crown land and the evaluations of property. These records also include fines assessed for fornication and taxes on marriage. The Danish word for these records is jordebogsregnkaber.  

Land warrant:&nbsp; A certificate authorizing an individual to receive a certain amount of land.

Land-entry:&nbsp; The process of receiving a land grant.  

Landsting, Denmark:&nbsp; The Danish court of first appeal. After 1738 these courts maintained an alphabetical register of debtors and creditors. They also kept a register of the land involved in the cases. These courts were discontinued in 1805, and the jurisdiction was transferred to the herred (district) and birke (judicial district) courts.

Language:&nbsp; The vocabulary, pronunciation, and sequencing of words that are understood by a certain group of people.  

Late Loyalist, Canada:&nbsp; A person who emigrated from the United States to Canada after about 1790 for land or other economic opportunities. Late Loyalists may or may not have been loyal to the British government during the American Revolution.  

Latter-day Saint:&nbsp; A name for a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  

Law and Legislation, Family History Library Catalog™:&nbsp; A subject heading used in the Family History Library Catalog to categorize works that contain information about a government's laws and how those laws are created.

Law library:&nbsp; A library with holdings that relate to the practice of law.  

Lay subsidy: &nbsp;A tax assessed on personal property.  

LDS Search Strategies:&nbsp; A section of the LDS Records Research Outline that describes how to find family history information about people who were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  

Lease (verb):&nbsp; To rent.  

Legal description of land: &nbsp;The exact size, shape, and location of a piece of land, as determined by a survey.  

Legislative Assembly, Canada:&nbsp; A governing body in the Ontario and Québec that met from 1841 to 1867. It was succeeded by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the National Assembly of Québec and later by the Canadian Parliament.  

Leo Baeck Institute:&nbsp; An institute located in New York, New York, that has a collection of over 50,000 records of German Jews.  

Leon S. Hollingsworth Genealogical Card File: &nbsp;A card file containing 45,000 cards that index censuses, wills, deeds, tax records, marriage records, military records, cemetery records, newspapers, and family Bibles from some southern states.

Letter of administration:&nbsp; A legal document appointing a person to supervise the distribution of an estate belonging to a person who died intestate (without a will). A letter of administration may also be called an admon or administration bond.  

Letter of Denization, Hawaii:&nbsp; A record granting Hawaiian citizenship during Hawaii's royal era. There were two types of letters. One gave all rights of citizenship except the right to vote; the second gave all rights of citizenship, including the right to vote.  

Letters of distribution and settlement:&nbsp; Probate records that specify how an estate was settled, who received property, what debts were paid, and so forth.  

Levy court, Delaware:&nbsp; A county administrative court in Delaware that keeps records of schools, petitions, tavern licenses, road accounts, probates, and taxes. These courts have existed since 1655 and continue to operate today.  

Levy court, Delaware:&nbsp; A county administrative court in Delaware that keeps records of schools, petitions, tavern licenses, road accounts, probates, and taxes. These courts have existed since 1655 and continue to operate today.

Levy court, District of Columbia:&nbsp; A court that was responsible for the ministerial and financial obligations of Washington County in the District of Columbia from 1801 to 1871. It also assessed taxes

Library:&nbsp; A place that contains books, manuscripts, music, art, and other reference materials.  

Library of Congress:&nbsp; The national library of the United States, the largest library in the world. It provides reference and research services to Congress and the other branches of the federal government. The public can use the library’s materials free of charge. The Library of Congress also participates in interlibrary loan.<br>License:&nbsp; A permit issued by a governing body that allows an individual to perform a certain activity, such as drive a motor vehicle or operate a business:

Lieutenant:&nbsp;&nbsp;A commissioned military officer. In the army, air force, and marines, a lieutenant ranks directly below a captain. In the navy, a lieutenant ranks directly below a commander.  

Lieutenant colonel:&nbsp;&nbsp;An officer in the army, air force, or marines who ranks above a major but below a colonel.

Lieutenant general:&nbsp;&nbsp;An officer in the army, air force, or marines who ranks above a major general.  

Limpieza de sagre or limpieza de sangre:&nbsp;&nbsp;A type of record used in Latin America, translated as purity of blood report. These records served as proof of nobility so that hidalgos might join fraternal orders or obtain government positions. They usually contain names, relationships, and birth dates and places for at least three generations of the hidalgo's lineage.  

Linen Hall Library, Northern Ireland:&nbsp;&nbsp;A library in Belfast, Northern Ireland, that has an extensive collection of genealogical and heraldic material.  

Lis pendens:&nbsp;&nbsp;A legal doctrine that binds a person who purchases property to the result of any lawsuit affecting the title of the land. Notices of lis pendens are filed in public records to warn prospective buyers that the title to the property is in litigation and that they may be affected by the court's ruling if they purchase the land.  

List of Possible Record Problems:&nbsp; A report available in Personal Ancestral File® 3.0 that lists records that may have inconsistencies or problems in the data. For example, this report identifies all records in which the person's death date comes before the birth, christening, or marriage date.  

Lista de revista:&nbsp; A type of military list used in Latin America, translated as review list.  

Livery, probate:&nbsp; A fee that the heir of a landowner paid to the British Crown before taking possession of the land. The term livery also refers to process of delivering legal possession of property