{"product_id":"1817-rhode-island-mortgage-document-greene","title":"1817 Rhode Island Mortgage Document - Greene","description":"\u003cp\u003e1817 Rhode Island Mortgage Deed Benjamin Greene East Greenwich \u0026amp; Norfolk VA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Early American Mortgage Document – North Kingstown Farm – Embossed Seal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffered is an original manuscript and printed mortgage deed dated June 4, 1817, executed by Benjamin Greene of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, merchant, in favor of Christopher Fry of Norfolk, Virginia, merchant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe document conveys as security an undivided half interest in a substantial farm located in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, containing approximately 215 acres together with a dwelling house and other buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf particular interest is the lengthy mortgage condition clause providing that the conveyance would become void upon repayment of the stated debt of $255.84, illustrating early nineteenth-century American lending and real estate practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe deed retains its original embossed paper seal and bears period recording endorsements on the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetails\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal American mortgage deed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDated June 4, 1817\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEast Greenwich, Rhode Island\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorth Kingstown farm property\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterstate transaction involving Norfolk, Virginia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Greene, merchant\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Fry, merchant\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApproximately 215-acre property\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal embossed seal present\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMultiple period recording endorsements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete and highly legible. Typical fold lines from storage, light edge wear, and minor age toning. Original embossed seal remains intact. A strong and attractive early American legal document.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn excellent example of an early Republic mortgage deed documenting real estate financing and commercial activity between Rhode Island and Virginia shortly after the War of 1812. A desirable piece for collectors of American manuscripts, deeds, Rhode Island history, Virginia history, genealogy, and early American commerce.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52322996814106,"sku":"EB-327199141597","price":460.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_347ce4d3-603a-419c-a84d-ef2fa5296866.jpg?v=1780796561","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/en-ca\/products\/1817-rhode-island-mortgage-document-greene","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}