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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[District of Columbia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[District of Columbia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[District_of_Columbia_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' | ||
The [[District of Columbia|District of Columbia]] was created in 1790 from [[Maryland|Maryland]] and [[Virginia|Virginia]]. Land records for the District of Columbia, 1792 to 1886, are on 694 microfilms, {{FHL|216566|item}}, starting with film 895251 for the index and film 899401 for the records. The documents include deeds of transfer of title, bills of sale, mortgages, and manumissions. There is a grantor/grantee index for 1792 to 1919. The original records and indexes are located in the office of the [http://otr.cfo.dc.gov/otr/cwp/view,a,1328,q,593393.asp Recorder of Deeds], 1101 4th Street, SW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20024, Telephone: 202-727-5374. | The [[District of Columbia|District of Columbia]] was created in 1790 from [[Maryland|Maryland]] and [[Virginia|Virginia]]. Land records for the District of Columbia, 1792 to 1886, are on 694 microfilms, {{FHL|216566|item}}, starting with film 895251 for the index and film 899401 for the records. The documents include deeds of transfer of title, bills of sale, mortgages, and manumissions. There is a grantor/grantee index for 1792 to 1919. The original records and indexes are located in the office of the [http://otr.cfo.dc.gov/otr/cwp/view,a,1328,q,593393.asp Recorder of Deeds], 1101 4th Street, SW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20024, Telephone: 202-727-5374. | ||
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A list of the earliest settlers is in Bessie Wilmarth Gahn, ''Original Patentees of Land at Washington Prior to 1700'' (1936 reprint; Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1969) {{FHL|226421|item}}, book 975.3 R21g; located also at these [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32371 libraries]. | A list of the earliest settlers is in Bessie Wilmarth Gahn, ''Original Patentees of Land at Washington Prior to 1700'' (1936 reprint; Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1969) {{FHL|226421|item}}, book 975.3 R21g; located also at these [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32371 libraries]. | ||
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District of Columbia Land Records and Deed Directory | |||
[[Category:District_of_Columbia|Land and Property]] | [[Category:District_of_Columbia|Land and Property]] | ||