seriesNo,seriesEntityName,seriesTitle,seriesDateRange,seriesArrangement,seriesDescription,seriesTotRetentDesc,seriesPrimaryClassCode,seriesExtentDesc
82704,Washington County (Utah). County Recorder,Grantor indexes,1888-,Grouped alphabetically and arranged chronologically thereunder.,"Utah law requires that each county recorder shall keep a grantor index\, which indexes all deeds and final judgments affecting the title or possession of real property. The index must include: grantor's or seller's name in alphabetical order\, grantee's name\, date of the instrument\, date of filing\, kind of instrument\, number of instrument\, consideration\, book and page where recorded\, and a brief description of the premises (Utah Code\, Unannotated\, 1988\, 17-21-6). This law\, enacted by the Territorial Legislature in 1888\, prompting the Washington County recorder to begin keeping this index (Laws of the Territory of Utah\, 1888\, chapter XLIX\, sec 7). The grantor index provides access to a wide variety of documents relating to land ownership\, including deeds\, mortgages\, affidavits\, decrees\, mining claims\, and patents. The recorder also made reference to some documents not related to land\, including military discharges\, bonds and oaths of office.",Retain permanently,Public,7 microfilm reels