seriesNo,seriesEntityName,seriesTitle,seriesDateRange,seriesArrangement,seriesDescription,seriesTotRetentDesc,seriesPrimaryClassCode,seriesExtentDesc 23554,Washington County (Utah). County Recorder,Abstracts (Saint George),1862-,"Sequential by plat letter, thereunder numerical by block number.","County recorders are required by Utah law to keep abstract records\, which show by tract\, every conveyance\, encumbrance or other recorded document pertaining to land within the county (Utah Code Annotated\, 1953\, 17-21-6). Each abstract entry indicates the kind of document\, notes the dates it was created and filed\, and names a grantee and grantor. It contains a legal description of the property and identifies a location in terms of plat\, block and lot number. Abstract entries indicate where transactions were acknowledged\, name the acknowledging officer\, indicate when the entry was made in the abstract book\, and tell the book and page where documents were recorded. The entries in Abstract Book A\, Abstract Book A 1\, and Abstracts: Saint George\, chronicle documents relating to town lots in the city of Saint George. Abstract Books A and A 1 contain entries for Hurricane and Santa Clara as well.",Retain permanently,Public,2 microfilm reels