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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04367.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1800 |
| Title | A deed for land in Camden, Massachusetts |
| Date | 20 December 1800 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Partially printed legal document signed by General Knox and co-signed by his wife Lucy Knox. Counter-signed by witnesses Josiah Reid, justice of the peace, and John Gleason. Also counter-signed by attorney Thomas Rice on verso. Document gives Elisha Gibbs, a yeoman, control of slightly over 99 acres of land in Lincoln County, Massachusetts (present day Maine) for $115.87. Describes the boundaries of land in detail. It was the lot that was signed for by Gideon Young, Jr. in 1788 and surveyed by J. Harkness on 2 December 1799. Docket on verso says it was received and paid 14 January 1801. It was also recorded with the county that day. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Contract Surveying American Statesmen First Lady Waldo Patent |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Reid, Josiah (fl. 1800) Gleason, John (fl. 1800) Rice, Thomas (fl. 1765-1800) Gibbs, Elisha (1753-1836) Young, Gideon (1767-1839) Harkness, J. (fl. 1800) |
| Place written | Lincoln County, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Women in American History; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |