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| When record loss occurs there is usually an attempt to reconstruct the records. Land records are reconstructed to establish clear or legal title and for tax purposes. | | When record loss occurs there is usually an attempt to reconstruct the records. Land records are reconstructed to establish clear or legal title and for tax purposes. |
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| Nearly half of the counties in Alabama have had [http://www.genealogyinc.com/alabama/al-counties/#courthouse burned courthouses]. A number of them have burned several times. However, not all records were lost. | | Nearly half of the counties in Alabama have had [http://www.genealogyinc.com/alabama/al-counties/#courthouse burned courthouses]. A number of them have burned several times. However, not all records were lost. |
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| |+ '''Alabama Counties Lost or Missing Records''' Add Monroe 1833 and all counties in link. | | |+ '''Alabama Counties Lost or Missing Records''' Add Monroe 1833 and all counties in link. |
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