Series includes 14 volumes of land register instruments for townships in Durham County. These are labelled "B" to "P" but there is no "A" nor "J." These books are arranged in order of instrument number (name access to them is via 2 separate Index Books listed at the end of the series). Some of the volumes of instruments also have indexes at the front of them. Note that books B and C also include copies made in 1867, although the numbers differ slightly. The original books B and C are nearly illegible. Note there is also overlap in numbering between books G and H.
Series also includes two volumes of name indexes to the preceding 14 volumes of instruments. The alphabetical listings are eccentric and begin at both front and back of the books and are by both grantor and grantee. Index #1 is to the instrument volumes B to M. Index #2 is to instrument volumes M to P. References to Books B and C are to pages in the original volumes, not the recopied volumes.
The first volume of the series is a volume labelled "Day-Book C," which contains very early land records. The instruments number from 1-155 (1798-1807) but are scattered. This is the only known book that records the very early land transactions. It appears to have been recopied at some point.
