Document: Confirmation_of_letters_patent_issued_to_Francisco_d_Angola_

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_12943-78_V02_p127
Description

Confirmation by the New York provincial government of an original Dutch letters patent that was issued on March 25, 1647 to Francisco, a Black man, for land in Manhattan. Based on the original letters patent date, this is most likely Francisco d'Angola.

Document Date
1667-10-19
Document Date (Date Type)
1667-10-19
Document Type
Patent
Letter
Document Type Unlinked
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 Archives. New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records. Letters patent. 12943-78. Volume 2, page 127.

References

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

To Party 1
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
Francisco, a Black man, for land in Manhattan. Based on the original letters patent date, this is most likely Francisco d'Angola.
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
New York provincial government
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New York State Department of State Bureau of Miscellaneous Records Letters Patent (Series 12943 _ 1667-1763)
Link
https://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/88130