AGENCY: Millard County (Utah). County Recorder

SERIES: 83448
TITLE: Townsite abstracts books and indices
DATES: [ca. 1871]-1941.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by plat letter.

DESCRIPTION: These five volumes are the original townsite abstract books of Millard County. These book contain the historical record of ownership of property by providing "a true chain of title." They were recopied and corrected by the WPA Historical Records Survey. They contain: plat letter and survey name; dates of instrument and filing; entry number; book and page; released on margin (date); names(s) of grantor(s) and grantee(s); type of instrument; consideration; block number; lot number and remarks. Each volume is labeled A-E.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 03/1989

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 30 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical Legal

These are the first abstract volumes from Millard County and represent the earliest methods for abstracting and should be maintained to represent these methods. This retention is based on the historical value of this volume to document the ownership of property in Millard County.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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