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A few notarial records are from provinces (1900–70), but most are from Manila (1700–1970).
A few notarial records are from provinces (1900–70), but most are from Manila (1700–1970).
===Notarial Records and Indexes (''Protocolos e índices'')===
Research use:  Excellent linkage source.  Some records are indexed.  Records show vital information for individuals, families and relatives.  Records are the best back up source for church records when years are missing.
Record type:  Records of local courts regarding wills, contracts, marriages, inheritance, sale and transfer of property, annuities, mortgages, inventories, orphans records.
Time Period:  1850-present.
Contents:  Wills, codicils, probates:  Testator’s names, heirs, witnesses, residences, dates, property descriptions, distributions, signatures.  Marriage dowries, contracts:  names, relatives, witnesses, dates, conditions, properties, signatures.  Divisions of estates and deeds:  heirs, sellers, buyers, witnesses, officials, residences, property descriptions, guardianship assignments for orphans, apprenticeships.  Orphans records:  Will abstracts, authorizations, prospective guardians, acceptances, appointments, orphans’ names, parents, relatives, guardians, ages, residences.
Location: National Bureau of Records Management, provincial and municipality archives.
Population coverage: 15%.
Reliability:  Very good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Philippines,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1986-1999.</ref>
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