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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10363 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0092] November-December 1789 |
| Title | Deed |
| Date | ca. 1789 |
| Document Type | Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Record of a deed for two plots of land. Includes a diagram at the bottom, possibly the blueprint of a building. The transaction involves the Library Company of Philadelphia. |
| Subjects | Building Construction Land Transaction Contract |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Appears to relate the rental of part of the parcel of land purchased for their new library. The drawing may depict the house planned for one of the rented lots. (For more information, see John Thomas Scharf and Thompson Westcott, "History of Philadelphia 1609-1884.") |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |