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After proprietors sold their land or a town was incorporated, the town recorded deeds and mortgages. The FamilySearch Library has copies of the [[Rhode Island Town Records|town records]] to about 1880. From the [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/50442Providence Recorder of Deeds], for example, the library has 218 microfilms of deeds and mortgages for the years 1677 to 1901. Documents from the town of Providence and other early settlements have been published in many volumes. | After proprietors sold their land or a town was incorporated, the town recorded deeds and mortgages. The FamilySearch Library has copies of the [[Rhode Island Town Records|town records]] to about 1880. From the [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/50442Providence Recorder of Deeds], for example, the library has 218 microfilms of deeds and mortgages for the years 1677 to 1901. Documents from the town of Providence and other early settlements have been published in many volumes. | ||
The [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] has more than 250 matching titles for a keyword search of "Rhode Island land records".'''[https://familysearch.org/catalog | The [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] has more than 250 matching titles for a keyword search of "Rhode Island land records".'''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Go to the FamilySearch Catalog Online]''' | ||
Deeds and other land records for most Rhode Island towns are on film and can be found in the FamilySearch Catalog by doing a [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Place Search] under: | Deeds and other land records for most Rhode Island towns are on film and can be found in the FamilySearch Catalog by doing a [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Place Search] under: | ||
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