what exactly do the minute book entries say???? 
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  From: hwelch 
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  Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 10:56 AM
  Subject: Partly Proven Deeds


  In researching my Lee family in Orange Co. I came across two
  entries in the minute books for deeds that were never recorded.
  The time period was 1801 - 1803. These deeds don't show up
  anywhere in the Orange Co. deed books. Among LVA's microfilm
  holdings for Orange Co. are several rolls of "Partly Proven Deeds"
  on which I found the two deeds mentioned in the minute books.

  My question to the list is, are the "partly proven deeds" on this
  microfilm, copies of the original deeds?  Based on my
  understanding of the "proving" process, my first thought was that
  these were the originals being held, pending the remaining
  witnesses showing up before the clerk or JP.  The problem is that
  the handwriting through out the deeds, including *most* of the
  signatures, looks the same.

  Thanks for any help!

  Harriet Lee Welch


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