Believe it or not there is a Depreciation Lands Museum. You can contact them at DepreciationLandsMuseum@hotmail.com Warrants were issued by the state of Pennsylvania, then a survey was made and then a patent(deed from the Commonwealth) was issued. What you will find at the courthouse is the recording of the patent and of course any subsequent deeds when the property was sold if they were recorded. It was not required to record your deed in Pennsylvania until the 20th century though many people did have them recorded. A good explanation of early wrangling over Depreication Lands can be read here: http://digital.library.pitt.edu/maps/warrantee/historical_sketch.html but be aware, there is a lot of legalese. Patent maps are available at the Research Center for Beaver County, the Beaver County Courthouse and of course Harrisburg. Alice -------------- Original message -------------- From: Awkoska <westhistorian@yahoo.com> > Is there a listmember who knows how to track land records of the Leets Tracts? I > am looking for information as to how the transaction occurred: did the person > obtaining the Leets land lot receive a Beaver County deed? Certificate? What > types of records will I find in the Beaver County courthouse regarding that > Leets Tract #71? > TIA. Any help appreciated. > > > > Descended from Samuel WEST born NC before 1755. > > > > > --------------------------------- > Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels > in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PABEAVER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message