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#Follow this [http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov/CallNumberSearch.aspx '''link'''] to conduct a "'''Call Number Search'''" using the MARS Catalog on their site. | |||
#Using the pull down window, change "Call Numbers starting" to "'''A MarsID matching'''." | |||
#For example, type '''12.14.2''' (Windows Vista users may need to include a period after the last digit, for example '''12.14.2.''') and click Search. This is the specific MarsID for Davidson County. | |||
#Click on the entry that is returned: "'''Tennessee, Davidson County'''." | |||
#In the window that pops up, click '''Show List of Child Records''' and a list of Davidson County land entries will be produced. Browse to find abstracts of the original records. The same steps may be followed for other counties and districts.<ref>J. Mark Lowe, "The Land Grant Processes of North Carolina and Tennessee," Lecture, Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference, Knoxville, Tenn., August 21, 2010.</ref> | |||
N.B. You can also search by name through the '''[http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov/BasicSearch.aspx Basic Search]''', but it lacks soundex capabilities. | |||
*Tennessee General grants (beginning 1806) | *Tennessee General grants (beginning 1806) | ||