Document: Contract of sale from Hendrick Jansen to Adam Brouwer of a house and garden on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A0270-78_V2_141c

Description

Deed. Hendrick Jansen to Adam Brouwer, of a house and garden lot on Manhattan island. [1645]

Document Date

1645-02-21

Document Date (Date Type)

1645-02-21

Document Type

Contract of Sale

Document Type Unlinked

Deed | Contract of Sale

Translation

On this day, date underwritten, Hendrick Jansen from Jeveren, locksmith, and Adam Brouwer have in love and friendship, in the presence of the witnesses hereto invited, agreed and contracted about the purchase of a certain house and lot for a garden situated on the island of Manhatans, formerly occupied by Jeuriaen Roodolf. Hendrick Jansen from Jeveren sells the aforesaid house and lot to Adam Brouwer above mentioned, who also acknowledges that he has bought the same, with all that is fastened by earth and nail, in true and full ownership, on which house and garden Adam shall pay within three months from date twenty-five guilders, which shall be the last payment. In witness and token of the truth this is signed by the parties and the witnesses hereto invited, in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 21st of February 1645.

Adam Brouwer
Heindreick Jansz
Willem Breidenbent
Pauwlus Van der Becke
Cornelis van Tienhoven

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/A0270/NYSA_A0270-78_V2_141c.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 2, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642-1647 (A. Van Laer, Trans.). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1974.

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.