{"product_id":"1750-colonial-massachusetts-land-deed-groton","title":"1750 Colonial Massachusetts Land Deed Groton","description":"\u003cp\u003e1750 COLONIAL MASSACHUSETTS LAND DEED\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvince of the Massachusetts Bay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGroton – Middlesex County\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEbenezer Perry to Benjamin Lawrence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeasures 8 1\/2 x 13 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParticularly attractive features include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal 1750 date\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonial Massachusetts Bay imprint\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecorative engraved legal typography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarge manuscript land descriptions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal signatures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmbossed paper seal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemnants of original red wax seal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiddlesex County registry endorsements on verso\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthentic laid paper with visible chain lines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exceptional artifact of early New England history and colonial American legal culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA superb piece for:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonial Americana collections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarly Massachusetts archives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenealogical research\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuseum framing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvestment-quality manuscript collecting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuaranteed authentic 18th-century document.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52273511203098,"sku":"EB-327174085629","price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_bf8e7ddc-7f14-4b8d-bd92-71b786375005.jpg?v=1779542432","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/products\/1750-colonial-massachusetts-land-deed-groton","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}