A Guide to the Alachua County Abstract Company Records
Finding aid prepared by Dept. Staff
University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
March 2005
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator: | Alachua County Abstract Company (Gainesville, Fla.) | |
| Title: | Alachua County Abstract Company Records | |
| Dates: | 1874-1930 | |
| Abstract: | Business records of the company. Includes correspondence, tax bills, receipts, and notices concerning lands in Alachua County. | |
| Extent: | 7.5 Linear feet. 20 Boxes. | |
| Identification: | Ms 1 | |
| Language(s): | English | |
Biographical/Historical Note
Alachua Country Abstract Company is the oldest firm of its kind for North Central Florida and the Gainesville region. Presidents of company have included Lindon K. Rawlins, William C. Jackson, Barney R. Colson, Sr., and Barney R. Colson, Jr.
Scope and Content
Business records of the company. Includes correspondence, tax bills, receipts, and notices concerning lands in Alachua County. Also includes abstracts of titles for Paynes Prairie.
Access or Use Restrictions
Access
The collection is open for research.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Alachua County Abstract Company Records, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Barney R. Colson, Jr.
Contents List
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 1874 - 1896, June | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 1896, July - 1897, July | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 1897, August - 1989, October | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 1898, November - 1899, April | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 1899, May - October | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 1899, November - 1900 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 1901 - 1904 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 1904 - 1905 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 1905 - 1906 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 1906 - 1907 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 1907 - 1909 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 1909 - 1912 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 1912 - 1915 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 1915 - 1916 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 1917 - 1919 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 1920 - 1922 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 1923 - 1926 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 1927 - 1930 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Paynes Prairie abstracts of titles 24966-36332 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Paynes Prairie abstracts of titles 38068-26080 | ||||||||||||
Selected Subjects and Access Terms
Colson, Barney R.
Colson, Barney R., Sr.
Jackson, William C.
Land titles -- Florida -- Alachua County.
Rawlins, Lindon K.
Title companies -- Florida -- Alachua County.
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