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After proprietors sold their land or a town was incorporated, the town recorded deeds and mortgages. The Family History Library has copies of the [[Rhode Island Town Records|town records]] to about 1880. From the Providence 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 Family History Library has copies of the [[Rhode Island Town Records|town records]] to about 1880. From the Providence 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 Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] has more than 250 matching titles for a keyword search of "Rhode Island land records".'''[ | The [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] has more than 250 matching titles for a keyword search of "Rhode Island land records".'''[https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog Go to the Family History Library Catalog Online]''' | ||
Deeds and other land records for most Rhode Island towns are on film and can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by doing a [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Place Search] under: | Deeds and other land records for most Rhode Island towns are on film and can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by doing a [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Place Search] under: | ||