Lot 109
Jefferson Land Grant to Two Virginia Line Soldiers. Document Signed ("Th: Jefferson") as President, one page, vellum, Washington, 4 November 1802. Coutersigned by James Madison as Secretary of State and, on the reverse side, by Henry Dearborn as Secretary of War. Very good; seal is intact at lower left; age toning; right margin is trimmed and lower right tip is missing, affecting nnothing. Jefferson's signature is a little light and Madison's has skips in the ink. A grant of 300 acres "between the Little Miami and Sciota Rivers, north-west of the River Ohio…" to "Joseph Kerr assignee of Henry Massie." The original grant was given to "Duncan Young (a Soldier for the war) and Lawrence Van Camp (a Soldier for three years)…in the Virginia Line on Continental Establishment" in 1799. The land was subsequently assigned to William Rives, William Call, then Henry Massie, who assigned it to Joseph Kerr.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.
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| Realized $2,530 |
