Document: Bill of sale for 2 houses in New Amsterdam from Adriaen Keyser to Abraham Pietersen

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NYSA_A1882-78_VHHpt1_0054

Description

Bill of sale. Adriaen Keyser, vendue master for director-general and council, to Abraham Pietersen, miller; 2 houses on the Broadway, New Amsterdam.

Document Date

1653-10-15

Document Date (Date Type)

1653-10-15

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Translation

Appeared before me, Carel van Brugge, secretary of the High Council of New Netherland, on the day written below, Adriaen Keyser, former commissary in the service of the Chartered West India Company; and declared to have sold and conveyed, by virtue of a power of attorney, to Abram Pieterse Molenaer two houses located on Broadway, heretofore purchased from Abram Pieterse by Paulus Leendertsen when he was quartermaster for the Company, and thereafter sold by the aforesaid Keyser to the highest bidder for the Company's account; located between Jan Jansen Cuyper and Gerret Molenaer; it is in breadth on the street 4 rods, 4 feet; in the rear along Adam Brouwer's lot 4 rods; in length on the north side 7 rods; on the south side 5 rods, 4 feet, 3 inches etc.

Done at New Amsterdam in New Netherland, 15 October 1653. Sibout Clasen, Pieter Caspers, A. Keyser; in my presence, Carel van Brugge, secretary.

References

From the collections of the New York State Archives, Albany, New York. https://www.archives.nysed.gov/

Translation link see: http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1882/NYSA_A1882-78_VHHpt1_0054.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Gehring, C. trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vols. GG, HH & II, Land Papers, 1630-1664 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1980).

Copyright to the published bound volume is held by the Holland Society of New York.
A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.