Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Deed to Israel Thorndike and William Prescott]

Order a pdf of this item here.

A high-resolution version of this object is available for registered users. LOG IN

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10349 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 4 March 1806 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 38.4 cm, Width: 24.2 cm Order a Copy

Title from docket. Docket, written in Knox's hand, also notes: "This was a deed which by a verbal agreement was to be reconvey[ed] on the payment of 17000 Dollars." Henry and Lucy Knox convey the land to Thorndike and Prescott.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Thorndike, Israel, 1755-1832
Prescott, William, fl. 1805-1806

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources