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19th-century Connecticut land deed, dated September 30, 1813, recorded in Windham County, Connecticut. From the visible text:
Grantor: Daniel Cobb, Jr.
Grantee: Isaac Barrows
Location: Towns of Windham and Lebanon, Connecticut
Consideration: Appears to read Twenty-five Hundred Dollars ($2,500), a substantial sum for the period.
Witnesses include Sophia Tripp and John Hibbard (handwriting difficult but appears close).
Acknowledged before a local magistrate or justice.
The document is a standard printed deed form completed in manuscript, conveying a tract of land with detailed boundary Connecticut Land Deed
Daniel Cobb Jr. to Isaac Barrows
Windham & Lebanon, Windham County, Connecticut
September 30, 1813
Historical Interest
While not connected to a nationally significant figure, this is an authentic Federal-period manuscript deed from the Jefferson era. Collectors of:
Early American manuscripts
Connecticut history
Genealogy
Land records
often seek such documents, particularly when complete and legible.
Condition
Complete document survives.
Strong signatures.
Attractive iron-gall handwriting.
Early Federal period (1802).
Heavy fold wear.
Separation along fold lines.
Edge losses and staining.
Surviving seal remnant
