Lot 722
Boone, Daniel (1734-1820) Legendary frontiersman. Document signed twice, once for himself and once for his wife, Rebekah, who made her "X", 1p, 15 x 12½ in., Fayette Co., Virginia (present-day Kentucky), 8 Sept. 1788. Fine; scalloped top edge; light overall toning; a few tiny holes along folds have almost invisible archival repairs on the verso. Being a deed whereby Daniel Boone and his wife Rebekah sell to John Morgan approximately 370 acres along Boone's Creek for the sum of 37 pounds. Boone signs at lower right for himself and his wife, misspelling her first name. The deed bears a signed endorsement by Levi Todd on the verso, apparently the lawyer and militiaman of that name who was a grandfather of Mary Todd Lincoln. A rare Daniel Boone document.
Estimated Value $12,000 - 15,000.
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| Realized $11,500 |
