Record of balance remaining after debts of estate and expenses of administration are paid. Entries show distribution of property to heirs and representatives. See also Accounts series [MSA S531]. Some original record books have been replaced by photostatic copies. Arranged chronologically. Indexed by Balance Book, Index series [MSA S542] and MARYLAND INDEXES Probate Records, Colonial, Index series [MSA S1393]. Also available on microfilm, [MSA SM9], 2 reels. Described in: Land Office and Prerogative Court Records of Colonial Maryland. Annapolis: Hall of Records Commission, 1946, pp. 112-113.