I have a question on where to find pre-Union County land deed from old Essex County in the FHL microfilms. I live in Iowa so these microfilms are my main access to information. I ordered the Essex County "A" book 1729-1813 recopied in the late 1800's but it seems to only have the current Essex County land area deeds. In the margins it mentions other ?earlier? Essex County Deed books as sources for the new "A" book Essex County listing. When I go to Union County listings, there is nothing from before 1858 or what ever the date was. Where do you go to find the orphaned early Essex County deed that were in the now Union County? Is there a FHL microfilm that covers this somewhere? Mike Miller