{"product_id":"1735-colonial-rhode-island-deed-to-future-governor-william-green","title":"1735 Colonial Rhode Island Deed To Future Governor William Green","description":"\u003cp\u003e1735 Colonial Rhode Island Land Deed to Future Governor William Greene – Warwick – Wax Seals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExceptional original colonial Rhode Island deed dated January 1734\/35, executed in Warwick during the reign of King George II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis early eighteenth-century manuscript indenture records the conveyance of land by:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Dickinson, Merchant, and wife Mary Dickinson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Greene of Warwick, Rhode Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe grantee is believed to be the prominent colonial statesman William Greene (1695–1758), who later served as Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe deed is entirely handwritten on period paper and retains two original red wax seals, an increasingly scarce feature on surviving colonial American documents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Greene was among the most important political figures in eighteenth-century Rhode Island. He served as Deputy Governor before becoming Governor and was a leading figure in the colony's government during the years preceding the French and Indian War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDocuments directly connected to colonial governors are highly sought after by collectors of:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonial Americana\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRhode Island history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarly American manuscripts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonial government\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLand and property records\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePre-Revolutionary America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetails\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal manuscript deed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarwick, Rhode Island\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDated January 1734\/35\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReign of King George II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrantor: John Dickinson and wife Mary Dickinson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrantee: William Greene\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHandwritten throughout\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo original red wax seals intact\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonial legal and land transaction document\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthentic eighteenth-century condition with expected wear from nearly 300 years of age. Fold separations, edge losses, lower margin losses, toning, and handling wear. Manuscript remains largely legible and displays exceptionally well. Original wax seals survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollector Appeal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the type of colonial document that appeals simultaneously to collectors of:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRhode Island colonial history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonial governors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarly American autographs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonial land deeds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePre-Revolutionary manuscripts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew England Americana\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA scarce and highly desirable Rhode Island colonial deed dating to 1735 and associated with one of the colony's most important political figures, complete with original wax seals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52322995634458,"sku":"EB-327197371014","price":2822.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_0fb670b7-e5bb-4808-8771-ae4a1c4c2b9b.jpg?v=1780796514","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/en-ca\/products\/1735-colonial-rhode-island-deed-to-future-governor-william-green","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}