MARYLAND LAND DEED. Signed by Henry Darnall, 1696. Granting Thomas Ringold of Kent County "all the tract or parcel of land called Locust Standing, on the East side of the Chesapeake Bay...[also] Knaply Green...Tramping Lawne". Signed "Henry Darnall, 1696" in the left margin. On vellum.Henry Darnall (1645-1711) served as Proprietary Agent to the 2nd Lord Baltimore, and also served as Deputy Governor. - 8 3/4 x 15 in. Estimate $500-700
PROVENANCE: Darnall's Chance House Museum, Upper Marlboro, MD