{"product_id":"1773-colonial-north-carolina-indenture-portsmouth-island-carteret-county-silvanus-dixon-and-john-nelson","title":"1773 Colonial North Carolina Indenture – Portsmouth Island, Carteret County – Silvanus Dixon and John Nelson","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn original colonial North Carolina printed-and-manuscript indenture dated July 1773, conveying property situated on Portsmouth Island in Carteret County.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe surviving handwritten description identifies coastal land on Portsmouth Island and employs the traditional metes-and-bounds system, referring to the sound side, William Bragg’s line, marked trees and other geographical boundaries. Portsmouth Island, located near Ocracoke Inlet, developed into an important colonial harbor and lightering community through which vessels, cargo and passengers passed between the Atlantic and mainland North Carolina.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Nelson appears as one of the principal executing parties. An endorsement on the reverse acknowledges the receipt of fifty pounds proclamation money from Silvanus Dixon. The deed was witnessed by Adam Gaskins and Babel Gaskins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe document is associated with the early Dixon family of Carteret County and complements other surviving Dixon documents concerning landholding around Core Sound, Hunting Quarters and Portsmouth Island.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e July 1773\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Portsmouth Island, Carteret County, North Carolina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssociated parties:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e John Nelson and Silvanus Dixon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConsideration:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e £50 proclamation money\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWitnesses:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Adam Gaskins and Babel Gaskins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Poor and fragmentary. Separated into several large sections with substantial fold losses, holes, fading, staining and edge wear. Important portions of the date, property description, signatures and reverse financial endorsement survive. All photographed sections are included. Professional conservation is recommended.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52866311160090,"sku":null,"price":992.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_3067.jpg?v=1789335081","url":"https:\/\/www.thearchiveauthority.com\/en-ca\/products\/1773-colonial-north-carolina-indenture-portsmouth-island-carteret-county-silvanus-dixon-and-john-nelson","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}