{"product_id":"1798-1799-archive-of-three-henry-knox-signed-land-deeds-first-u-s-secretary-of-war-thomaston-district-of-maine","title":"1798-1799 Archive of Three Henry Knox-Signed Land Deeds – First U.S. Secretary of War – Thomaston, District of Maine","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"3594\" data-end=\"4106\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA remarkable archive of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3618\" data-end=\"3664\"\u003ethree original manuscript land conveyances\u003c\/strong\u003e executed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"3677\" data-end=\"3717\"\u003eMajor General Henry Knox (1750–1806)\u003c\/strong\u003e, Revolutionary War artillery commander, trusted confidant of George Washington, and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3806\" data-end=\"3846\"\u003efirst United States Secretary of War\u003c\/strong\u003e. These documents date from \u003cstrong data-start=\"3874\" data-end=\"3887\"\u003e1798–1799\u003c\/strong\u003e, after Knox retired from national office and devoted himself to developing his immense landholdings in \u003cstrong data-start=\"3991\" data-end=\"4039\"\u003eThomaston, Lincoln County, District of Maine\u003c\/strong\u003e, then part of Massachusetts. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4108\" data-end=\"4132\"\u003eThe archive consists of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4134\" data-end=\"4648\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"mgxidw\" data-start=\"4134\" data-end=\"4321\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4136\" data-end=\"4159\"\u003eSeptember 28, 1798:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warranty deed from Henry Knox and \u003cstrong data-start=\"4194\" data-end=\"4215\"\u003eLucy Flucker Knox\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong data-start=\"4219\" data-end=\"4247\"\u003eJoseph and William Eaton\u003c\/strong\u003e, conveying a \u003cstrong data-start=\"4261\" data-end=\"4273\"\u003e100-acre\u003c\/strong\u003e tract adjoining the Camden line for \u003cstrong data-start=\"4310\" data-end=\"4320\"\u003e$58.50\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19bmtyp\" data-start=\"4322\" data-end=\"4517\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4324\" data-end=\"4347\"\u003eSeptember 29, 1798:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warranty deed from Henry Knox and Lucy Knox to \u003cstrong data-start=\"4395\" data-end=\"4412\"\u003eSabra Barrows\u003c\/strong\u003e, conveying a Thomaston parcel for \u003cstrong data-start=\"4447\" data-end=\"4457\"\u003e$87.00\u003c\/strong\u003e, acknowledged before \u003cstrong data-start=\"4479\" data-end=\"4516\"\u003eDavid Fales, Justice of the Peace\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1vo5r4u\" data-start=\"4518\" data-end=\"4648\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"4520\" data-end=\"4542\"\u003eNovember 16, 1799:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mortgage deed from Henry Knox to \u003cstrong data-start=\"4576\" data-end=\"4591\"\u003eJoseph Huse\u003c\/strong\u003e securing \u003cstrong data-start=\"4601\" data-end=\"4611\"\u003e$62.24\u003c\/strong\u003e, later marked satisfied in \u003cstrong data-start=\"4639\" data-end=\"4647\"\u003e1813\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4650\" data-end=\"5067\"\u003eEach document is written on period laid paper and bears Knox's bold autograph signature. The two warranty deeds also include the signature of \u003cstrong data-start=\"4792\" data-end=\"4813\"\u003eLucy Flucker Knox\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose relinquishment of dower rights provides an important legal and historical element rarely preserved alongside Knox's own signature. Original recording endorsements, registry notations, witness signatures, and remnants of paper seals remain intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5069\" data-end=\"5454\"\u003eThese manuscripts document Knox's efforts to develop and finance his vast Maine estate after leaving Washington's Cabinet, offering a direct connection to one of the most important figures of the American Revolution and the early Federal government. As a unified archive of related transactions, they possess substantially greater historical and collector appeal than individual deeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5456\" data-end=\"5653\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAn outstanding acquisition for collectors of Revolutionary War history, early American manuscripts, Washington family associates, Maine history, land records, and important Founding Era autographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"384\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1fvvxzh\" data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"409\"\u003eThe Three Documents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"431\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"431\"\u003e1. Mortgage Deed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"633\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"strw0x\" data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"461\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"443\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 16, 1799\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1jnhzaz\" data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"487\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"464\" data-end=\"476\"\u003eGrantor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Henry Knox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1erxmtj\" data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"529\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"504\"\u003eMortgagee:\u003c\/strong\u003e Joseph Huse of Thomaston\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"qhtvik\" data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"557\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"550\"\u003eConsideration:\u003c\/strong\u003e $62.24\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"hdbxtn\" data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"584\"\u003eSigned by \u003cstrong data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"584\"\u003eHenry Knox\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"y9qpwz\" data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"633\"\u003eLucy Knox joins in relinquishing dower rights.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"655\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"655\"\u003e2. Warranty Deed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"890\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1gfoend\" data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"686\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"658\" data-end=\"667\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 1798\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"pz9hs1\" data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"738\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"701\"\u003eGrantor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Henry Knox and \u003cstrong data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"738\"\u003eLucy Flucker Knox\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"mlf387\" data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"767\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"753\"\u003eGrantee:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sabra Barrows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"qjgo9t\" data-start=\"768\" data-end=\"795\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"770\" data-end=\"788\"\u003eConsideration:\u003c\/strong\u003e $87.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1d8ux7l\" data-start=\"796\" data-end=\"829\"\u003eConveying a tract in Thomaston.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"sictip\" data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"890\"\u003eAcknowledged before \u003cstrong data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"889\"\u003eDavid Fales, Justice of the Peace\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"912\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"912\"\u003e3. Warranty Deed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"913\" data-end=\"1220\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1880ey0\" data-start=\"913\" data-end=\"943\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"924\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 1798\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19dtxjm\" data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"996\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"959\"\u003eGrantors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Henry Knox and \u003cstrong data-start=\"975\" data-end=\"996\"\u003eLucy Flucker Knox\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"neporp\" data-start=\"997\" data-end=\"1037\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"999\" data-end=\"1012\"\u003eGrantees:\u003c\/strong\u003e Joseph and William Eaton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"qfyg6e\" data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1065\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1058\"\u003eConsideration:\u003c\/strong\u003e $58.50\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1lqsf61\" data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1118\"\u003eConveying \u003cstrong data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1091\"\u003e100 acres\u003c\/strong\u003e adjoining the Camden line.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"klnvms\" data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1148\"\u003eSurveyed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1147\"\u003eJohn Marsh\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1df5ig8\" data-start=\"1149\" data-end=\"1220\"\u003eAcknowledged by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1185\"\u003ePatrick Ripley\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1206\"\u003eJohn Glayson\u003c\/strong\u003e as witnesses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1222\" data-end=\"1381\"\u003eThe reverse sides retain original recording endorsements, registry notations, later ownership inscriptions, and one mortgage satisfaction entry dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"1372\" data-end=\"1380\"\u003e1813\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1386\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1353kst\" data-start=\"1388\" data-end=\"1412\"\u003eHistorical Importance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1781\"\u003eThese documents come from the period after Knox left President Washington's Cabinet and returned to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1528\"\u003eMontpelier\u003c\/strong\u003e, his estate at Thomaston, where he attempted to develop one of the largest private land empires in early Maine. He actively sold and mortgaged parcels from these holdings to finance his ambitious business ventures. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1783\" data-end=\"2043\"\u003eUnlike military commissions or later facsimiles, these are \u003cstrong data-start=\"1842\" data-end=\"1871\"\u003eworking legal instruments\u003c\/strong\u003e, signed as Knox managed the disposition of his frontier lands. They provide tangible evidence of the settlement and development of coastal Maine during the Federal period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2045\" data-end=\"2242\"\u003eThe inclusion of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2062\" data-end=\"2083\"\u003eLucy Flucker Knox\u003c\/strong\u003e, who relinquishes her dower rights on the deeds, adds another desirable historical element, as documents bearing both spouses are less frequently encountered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2244\" data-end=\"2247\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"2249\" data-end=\"2261\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2263\" data-end=\"2331\"\u003eOverall \u003cstrong data-start=\"2271\" data-end=\"2284\"\u003eVery Good\u003c\/strong\u003e for late eighteenth-century legal manuscripts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2333\" data-end=\"2626\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1fetwmh\" data-start=\"2333\" data-end=\"2355\"\u003eOriginal laid paper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"f6ayxr\" data-start=\"2356\" data-end=\"2384\"\u003eStrong manuscript entries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"zelaos\" data-start=\"2385\" data-end=\"2424\"\u003eThree original Henry Knox signatures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1wmwu3x\" data-start=\"2425\" data-end=\"2442\"\u003eOriginal folds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1wmwu3x\" data-start=\"2425\" data-end=\"2442\"\u003ePaper seperations as shown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"zpdpez\" data-start=\"2443\" data-end=\"2475\"\u003ePeriod recording endorsements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1sl67pq\" data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2515\"\u003eMinor edge wear and scattered foxing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"tgl9a6\" data-start=\"2516\" data-end=\"2560\"\u003eSmall paper seal remnants remain attached.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19x2xx3\" data-start=\"2561\" data-end=\"2626\"\u003eMortgage document bears later satisfaction notation dated 1813.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2628\" data-end=\"2685\"\u003eAn attractive, complete group that has remained together.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52584056750362,"sku":null,"price":6475.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_1807.jpg?v=1785075224","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/products\/1798-1799-archive-of-three-henry-knox-signed-land-deeds-first-u-s-secretary-of-war-thomaston-district-of-maine","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}