1750 Colonial Massachusetts Land Deed Groton
1750 COLONIAL MASSACHUSETTS LAND DEED
Province of the Massachusetts Bay
Groton – Middlesex County
Ebenezer Perry to Benjamin Lawrence
Measures 8 1/2 x 13 inches
An outstanding original pre-Revolutionary colonial Massachusetts manuscript deed dated November 2, 1750, executed in Groton, Middlesex County, within the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England.
The document features a beautifully printed colonial legal form with elaborate blackletter heading and extensive handwritten period entries in dark iron gall ink. The deed conveys land from Ebenezer Perry of Groton, identified as a physician, to Benjamin Lawrence.
Particularly attractive features include:
Original 1750 date
Colonial Massachusetts Bay imprint
Decorative engraved legal typography
Large manuscript land descriptions
Original signatures
Embossed paper seal
Remnants of original red wax seal
Middlesex County registry endorsements on verso
Authentic laid paper with visible chain lines
An exceptional artifact of early New England history and colonial American legal culture.
Condition:
Original unrestored condition with expected folds, edge wear, scattered losses, and age toning consistent with a 275-year-old colonial document. Ink remains largely dark and legible. Displays extremely well.
A superb piece for:
Colonial Americana collections
Early Massachusetts archives
Genealogical research
Museum framing
Investment-quality manuscript collecting
Guaranteed authentic 18th-century document.
1750 COLONIAL MASSACHUSETTS LAND DEED
Province of the Massachusetts Bay
Groton – Middlesex County
Ebenezer Perry to Benjamin Lawrence
Measures 8 1/2 x 13 inches
An outstanding original pre-Revolutionary colonial Massachusetts manuscript deed dated November 2, 1750, executed in Groton, Middlesex County, within the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England.
The document features a beautifully printed colonial legal form with elaborate blackletter heading and extensive handwritten period entries in dark iron gall ink. The deed conveys land from Ebenezer Perry of Groton, identified as a physician, to Benjamin Lawrence.
Particularly attractive features include:
Original 1750 date
Colonial Massachusetts Bay imprint
Decorative engraved legal typography
Large manuscript land descriptions
Original signatures
Embossed paper seal
Remnants of original red wax seal
Middlesex County registry endorsements on verso
Authentic laid paper with visible chain lines
An exceptional artifact of early New England history and colonial American legal culture.
Condition:
Original unrestored condition with expected folds, edge wear, scattered losses, and age toning consistent with a 275-year-old colonial document. Ink remains largely dark and legible. Displays extremely well.
A superb piece for:
Colonial Americana collections
Early Massachusetts archives
Genealogical research
Museum framing
Investment-quality manuscript collecting
Guaranteed authentic 18th-century document.