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1735 Colonial Rhode Island Land Deed to Future Governor William Greene – Warwick – Wax Seals
Exceptional original colonial Rhode Island deed dated January 1734/35, executed in Warwick during the reign of King George II.
This early eighteenth-century manuscript indenture records the conveyance of land by:
John Dickinson, Merchant, and wife Mary Dickinson
to
William Greene of Warwick, Rhode Island.
The grantee is believed to be the prominent colonial statesman William Greene (1695–1758), who later served as Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
The deed is entirely handwritten on period paper and retains two original red wax seals, an increasingly scarce feature on surviving colonial American documents.
Historical Significance
William Greene was among the most important political figures in eighteenth-century Rhode Island. He served as Deputy Governor before becoming Governor and was a leading figure in the colony's government during the years preceding the French and Indian War.
Documents directly connected to colonial governors are highly sought after by collectors of:
Colonial Americana
Rhode Island history
Early American manuscripts
Colonial government
Land and property records
Pre-Revolutionary America
Details
Original manuscript deed
Warwick, Rhode Island
Dated January 1734/35
Reign of King George II
Grantor: John Dickinson and wife Mary Dickinson
Grantee: William Greene
Handwritten throughout
Two original red wax seals intact
Colonial legal and land transaction eighteenth-century condition with expected wear from nearly 300 years of age. Fold separations, edge losses, lower margin losses, toning, and handling wear. Manuscript remains largely legible and displays exceptionally well. Original wax seals survive.
Collector Appeal
This is the type of colonial document that appeals simultaneously to collectors of:
Rhode Island colonial history
Colonial governors
Early American autographs
Colonial land deeds
Pre-Revolutionary manuscripts
New England Americana
A scarce and highly desirable Rhode Island colonial deed dating to 1735 and associated with one of the colony's most important political figures, complete with original wax seals.
