Did you ever use microfilm to access county deed records? If so, do you have photocopies made from those deeds? Are they legible?
As I’m going back thru my paper documents, I have quite a few photocopies of microfilmed records. In some cases, I have a full transcription to go with those copies. In other cases, I only have sketchy notes.
HOWEVER, thanks to FamilySearch’s new Experimental Labs, I can look up those deeds and not only get a better image of the deed but also get a transcription. Today’s find is a Platte County Missourie deed for Elizabeht Burke.
Platte County Missouri
Deed records, 1839-1895Volume H 1850-1851
Film 988438 DGS 8197427
image 283 of 412
page 548This Indenture made this 21 day of May in the year
of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and
fifty one between Elihu H. Randolph of the
one part and Elizabeth Burke of the other
part both of the State of Missouri and County of
Platte Witnesseth : that the said E. H. Randolph
of first part for and in consideration of the
sum of three hundred dollars to him in
hand paid hath sold and by these present
doth convey all my right title and intent to
a certain tract or parcel of land it lying
and being in the County of Platte and State
of Mission it being the North West forty of the
South West quarter of Section No thirty four
in Township No fifty four of Range No thirty
six and by these presents doth give grant
bargain and sell to the said Elizabeth
Burke her heirs and assignees a good[Use]
State right and bind myself and heirs
forever to warrant and defend the same
together with all the appertenances thereunto
belonging to the said Elizabeth Burke her
heirs and assigns forever as witness my hand and seal
Elihu H Randolph
State of Missouri
County of Platte ⎬
This is to certify that on
this the 21st day of May A D one thousand
eight hundred and fifty one before me
undersigned a Justice of the Peace within and
for the County and State aforesaid personally
came Elihu H Randolph who is personally
Known to me to be the person whose name is
subscribed to the above within deed acknowledge the
same to be his act and deed as therein mentioned
with an [int1ernemund] made in the same of ( Book ) before [me]
Filed for Record July 9th 1851 ) William Turner JP
Downloaded image of deed
- Missouri, Platte County. Deed records, 1839-1895. Film #988438 DGS 8197427. Elizabeth Burke, 21 May 1851; Vol. H: page 548 (Image 283); digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online. ↩︎