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The references listed below are to card catalogue indexes available only in the Archives' searchroom. As internet access to these indexes becomes available, the links will be noted with an star.   See also A Guide to Government Records at the Maryland State Archives.

MARYLAND COURTS

Provincial Court Admiralty Court Chancery Court Court of Appeals
General Court of the Western Shore Anne Arundel County Baltimore City and County St. Mary's County

Provincial Court

 (Judgment Record, Provincial Court, Index), 1679-1696,  1698-1717. Available on request at the Circulation Desk. Index 143. MSA S1465.

(Judgment Record, Index), 1658-1775. 3 vols. MSA S543.

(Land Records, Index), 1658-1777, MSA S545.

(Land Records, Tract Index), 1658-1777, MSA S555.

(Land Records, Provincial and State, Index), 1658-1790. Includes Provincial Court (Judgment Record), 1658-1679, 3 vols. Index 139. MSA S1466.

Admiralty Court

star (Admiralty Papers), 1776-1789. Index 4. MSA S1471

Chancery Court

Chancery Record, Index). 1668-1807, 1817-1851. Records between 1807 and 1817 are not indexed. Index 59. >MSA S1431.

star (Chancery Papers, Index). 1713-1851. Index 60. MSA S1432.

star (Chancery Papers, Tract Index), 1713-1851. Index 61. Included in Index 60. >MSA S1433.

star (Chancery Papers, Petition Index), 1713-1851. Index 62. Included in Index 60. MSA S1434.

star (Chancery Papers, Trustee Index), 1713-1851. Index 63. Included in Index 60. MSA S1435.

Court of Appeals

(Land Records, Western Shore, Index), 1806-1815, MSA S446.. 1 vol. Index 137.

(Land Records, Western Shore, Tract Index), 1806-1815, MSA S447. 1 vol. Index 138.

(Land Records, Provincial and State, Index), 1658-1790. Includes Provincial Court (Judgment Record), 1658-1679, 3 vols. Index 139. MSA S1466.

General Court of the Western Shore

(Judgment Record, Index), 1778-1788. Index 136. MSA S496.

(Land Records, Index), 1777-1806, MSA S502.

(Land Records, Tract Index), 1777-1806, MSA S503.

(Land Records, Provincial and State, Index), 1658-1790. Includes Provincial Court (Judgment Record), 1658-1679, 3 vols. Index 139. MSA S1466.

Anne Arundel County

(Judgment Record, AA, Index), 1703-1792. Subject index, 1703-1721. Name index available by request slip at the Circulation Desk. Index 69. MSA S1441.

Baltimore City and County Courts

star BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT (Land Commission Papers), 1785-1851. MSA C349

star BALTIMORE CITY SUPERIOR COURT (Land Commission Papers), 1852-1908. MSA C203

star BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT (Chancery Papers), 1815-1851. MSA C295

star BALTIMORE CITY SUPERIOR COURT (Chancery Papers) 1851-1870. MSA C168

St. Mary's County Courts

star (Equity Papers, SM, Index), 1815-1873. Index 94. MSA S1481

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