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Unusual deed for land signed and sealed by Abraham Lincoln's Great-Great-Great-Grandfather, Mordecai Lincoln, and Great-Great-Great-Great-Uncle, Daniel Lincoln, plus Gursham Ewel, 1p, 12 x 14.5 in. Suffolk Co., MA. January 13th(?), 1703. Matted and framed, 18.75 x 22.75 in. This is only one of three known signatures of Mordecai Lincoln, enhanced by the still intact wax seal attesting to its authority. The deed involves the conveying of land along the Bound Brook in Scituate, MA to Thomas Andrews for the sum of twelve pounds, 16 shillings in current silver money of New England. Mordecai Lincoln (1657-1727), one of eleven children born to prominent Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts resident Samuel Lincoln, lived his entire life in the Massachusetts Colony. He was a blacksmith by trade, and after moving from Hingham to Hull, and lastly to Scituate, at Bound Brook Bridge in 1700, Mordecai became quite successful, taking ownership of iron works, grist mills, and saw mills in the area, plus establishing the first smelting furnace in New England. The Cudworth House historical site in Scituate houses a large caldron that was forged by Mordecai. (Information obtained from the Massachusetts Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Website, October 18, 2011.) Limited information can be found regarding Mordecai's brother Daniel (1652-1732), who was born in Hingham, Plymouth MA. He married Elizabeth Lincoln in 1678, and lived until the age of 79. The mortgage agreement provides evidence that Daniel worked with his brother to some extent regarding land dealings. Provenance: The Ed Steers Lincolniana & Civil War Collection Condition: Expected folds in document; light, even toning; signatures remain strong and legible.