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Historical Documents<\/h2>\n

Below are some examples of historical documents available at the Registry. \u00a0All records at the Registry are available in printed form dating back to the 1600\u2019s. \u00a0Click on an image to view the PDF.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”Chilmark Vital Records 1850″ url=”https:\/\/massrods.com\/dukes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2017\/06\/Chilmark-Vital-Records.pdf” image=”https:\/\/massrods.com\/dukes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2017\/06\/ChilmarkVitalRecordsCover-1.png” 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url=”https:\/\/massrods.com\/dukes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2017\/06\/Tisbury-Vital-Records-1850.pdf” image=”https:\/\/massrods.com\/dukes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2017\/06\/CorrectTisburyVitalRecordsCover.png” image_icon_width=”none” admin_label=”Tisbury Vital Records 1850″ _builder_version=”4.16″ text_orientation=”center” image_max_width=”none” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”Town of Tisbury Proprietors Records 1669-1864″ url=”https:\/\/massrods.com\/dukes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2017\/06\/Town-of-Tisbury-Proprietors-Recods-1669-to-1864.pdf” image=”https:\/\/massrods.com\/dukes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2017\/06\/TisburyProprietorsRecords16691864Cover.png” image_icon_width=”none” admin_label=”Town of Tisbury Proprietors Records 1669-1864″ _builder_version=”4.16″ text_orientation=”center” 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