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Deed between Jonathan and Samuel Waldo related to the Muscongus Patent
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Deed between Jonathan and Samuel Waldo related to the Muscongus Patent.
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[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1727-1728]
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Samuel Waldo was Lucy Flucker Knox's grandfather. The Muscongus Patent, also known as the Lincolnshire Patent, was a tract of land in present-day Maine. The land was acquired by the Waldo family in the early eighteenth century, after which it became known as the Waldo patent.
Collection: The Henry Knox Papers.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Summary
Signed by Jonathan Waldo, father of Samuel Waldo. Grants Samuel his right, share and interests in all that tract of land situate lying and being in the Eastern parts of New England containing by estimation ten leagues from a certain place commonly called and known by the name of Muscongus. Countersigned by David Orrok and Thomas Hubbard, witnesses. Samuel [Chockley] signs a note on page three dated 20 June 1728, in Boston, Massachusetts. Chockley, a justice of the peace, attests that Waldo signed by his own free act. Joseph Moody signs a note, also on page three, dated 24 January 1728 in York (present-day Maine). Moody, registrar, notes that this document was recorded as a deed. Docket notes Deed of Gift to Mr. Sl. Waldo 1727 of Lincolnshire Lands.
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American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
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Books / Online
Language
English
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March 18, 2024
Series
American history module 1
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
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