Document: Confirmation_of_letters_patent_issued_to_Anna_d_Angola

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NYSA_12943-78_V02_p126
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Confirmation by the New York provincial government of original Dutch letters patent that were issued on February 8, 1647 to Anna d'Angola, widow of Andries, for land in Manhattan. Anna was a Black woman and one of the first Black women to own land in North America.

Document Date
1667-10-19
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1667-10-19
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patent, letters
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Rights: This image is provided for education and research purposes, courtesy of the  New York State Library Manuscripts and Special Collections, Mutual Cultural Heritage Project. Rights may be reserved. Responsibility for securing permissions to distribute, publish, reproduce or other use rest with the user. For additional information see our Copyright and Use Statement Source: New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records. Letters patent. 12943-78. Volume 2, page 126.

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

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Anna d'Angola, widow of Andries
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New York provincial government
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