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*{{RecordSearch|2074276|U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} Images only. | *{{RecordSearch|2074276|U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} Images only. | ||
*[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Bureau of Land Management Land Patents], pre-1908, index.<br><br> | *[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Bureau of Land Management Land Patents], pre-1908, index.<br><br> | ||
*{{RecordSearch|3019665|Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Index of Conveyances, 1770-1957}} — index | |||
{{Adoption LAGenWeb}} <br> The French and the Spanish kept the earliest land records of Louisiana, and the documents are in their languages. Since most of these records were filed with notarial records, please refer to [[Lousiana Notarial Records]]. | {{Adoption LAGenWeb}} <br> The French and the Spanish kept the earliest land records of Louisiana, and the documents are in their languages. Since most of these records were filed with notarial records, please refer to [[Lousiana Notarial Records]]. | ||
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Since statehood, subsequent transfers of land between private owners have been recorded by the local clerk of court in each parish. Some records are filed in notarial books. They are often called “conveyances” and have vendor/vendee indexes. | Since statehood, subsequent transfers of land between private owners have been recorded by the local clerk of court in each parish. Some records are filed in notarial books. They are often called “conveyances” and have vendor/vendee indexes. | ||
The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the deeds for most parishes. For example, for New Orleans the Family History Library has 181 microfilms covering the years 1827 to 1887 and an index to 1900. {{FHL|215296|item|disp=FHL Film 866117 (first of 181 films)}} | The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the deeds for most parishes. For example, for New Orleans the Family History Library has 181 microfilms covering the years 1827 to 1887 and an index to 1900. {{FHL|215296|item|disp=FHL Film 866117 (first of 181 films)}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||