Cape Co. deed index books available online
Friday, February 8, 2019 ~ Updated 6:54 AM
Cape Girardeau County Recorder Drew Blattner turns pages in a thick book longer than his forearm: a deed index book. Its pages are curled and worn away at the edges, some ink is blurred from countless fingers riffling through for information. The leather and canvas binding is cracking, and the simple thread the book is sewn together with? It's fraying.
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