Ventura County regained control of the airport in 1948, receiving a final quitclaim deed. But in others, such as Massachusetts, quitclaim deeds are the norm. The earliest documentary evidence of the well is in a quitclaim dated 1301. After several weeks Barney agreed to pay US$25,000 for a quitclaim. The site was returned to the State of Alabama by Quitclaim Deed in 1948.