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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. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of some of the archive's files, including: | ||
''Spanish Land Grant Archives, 1764-1844.''''' '''(FHL films 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; FHL book 975.9 R2hs; films 897334-35 or 1020203-4). | ''Spanish Land Grant Archives, 1764-1844.''''''''(FHL films 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; FHL book 975.9 R2hs; films 897334-35 or 1020203-4). | ||
''Land Claims, 1824-1828, confirmed and unconfirmed.'' (FHL films 1020205-17 and 1020284-87.) | ''Land Claims, 1824-1828, confirmed and unconfirmed.'' (FHL films 1020205-17 and 1020284-87.) | ||
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The Family History Library has land records from many Florida counties. These include deeds, homesteads, mortgages, plat books, order books, and tract books. For example, the Family History Library has 51 microfilms of Orange County deeds (1843-90), and deed indexes (early-1937). | The Family History Library has land records from many Florida counties. These include deeds, homesteads, mortgages, plat books, order books, and tract books. For example, the Family History Library has 51 microfilms of Orange County deeds (1843-90), and deed indexes (early-1937). | ||
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