Document: Contract of sale from Nicholas Stillwell to Jan Jansen Schepmoes of his house and lot on Manhattan Island, in exchange for Schepmoes’ plantation

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Document ID

NYSA_A0270-78_V2_152e

Description

Deed. Nicolas Stillewel to Jan Jansen Schepmoes, of house and lot on the north side of the Graft, on the island of Manhattan. [1646]

Document Date

1646-11-25

Document Date (Date Type)

1646-11-25

Document Type

Contract of Sale

Document Type Unlinked

Deed | Contract of Sale

Translation

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Nicolaes Stillewel, who in the presence of the undersigned witnesses declares that he has sold to Jan Jansen Schepmoes his house and lot heretofore occupied by Ensign Gysbert de Leuw, situated on the north side of the Graft, on the island of Manhatans, and promises to deliver a proper deed and conveyance of the aforesaid house and lot. In payment for said lot and house Jan Jansen Schepmoes promises to deliver to the said Nicolaes Stillewel his plantation, heretofore occupied by Nicolaes Sloper, situated on the island of Manhatans, near Gorge Homs’ plantation, of which plantation Schepmoes also promises to deliver a proper deed in due form; the parties declaring that they have made and concluded this contract together in good faith, in the presence of the undersigned witnesses. It is stipulated that Nicolaes Stillewel must move out of the house next May day. If said house should burn down before May, Schepmoes retains his plantation. Done the 25th of November anno 1646, in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland.

Nicolaes Stillewel
Ian Iansen Scepmoes
Gysbert de Leeu
Gorge Homs
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_152e.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.