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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.06188
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0123] July-September 1794 
Title Deed on Brigadiers Island
Date 29 August 1794
Author Griffin, William (fl. 1794)  
Recipient Knox, Henry  
Document Type Land transaction document; Legal document
Content Description A deed of sale for Brigadiers Island (present day Sears Island) in the Bay of Penobscot in present-day Maine. The deed is from William Griffin, Nathan Griffin, William Staples, Alexander Young, Jotham Staples, and Thomas Pendleton to Henry Knox. The island is between 700 and 800 acres of land and is being sold to Henry Knox for ten shillings to each party. The deed is signed by each party, excluding Knox.
Subjects Land Transaction  Contract  Finance  Waldo Patent  
People Griffin, William (fl. 1794)  Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  
Place written Sears Island, Maine
Theme Law; Agriculture; Merchants & Commerce
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859