I found online, the Index for land grants/patents/deeds at the Maryland Archives.? I printed all the cards that contained the land owner, libre, folio, with additional information about certificate and side notes about patentees, guarantors, etc. My question is, would I be better off requesting photocopies of these records from the Archives (I have no idea how many pages each one is) or should I attempt to glean these records through the platnet.rec? Each card also had the name of the property on it. To be honest, in an effort to save time, I've been tempted to see if I can find a book that may contain abstracts of these documents (I have a total of 18 to be examined). I cannot take off from work to head over to Annapolis, so that's out of the picture entirely. Thoughts and suggestions would be welcome. Thank you, Teresa A. Derrickson nee Chandler