Document: Deed of Govert Loockermans to David Provoost for a house and lot on Manhattan Island

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Document ID

NYSA_A1882-78_VHHpt1_0052

Description

Deed. Govert Loockermans to David Provoost; house and lot on the east side of the Great Highway, Manhattan Island (see Book G. G., p. 62).

Document Date

1653-10-15

Document Date (Date Type)

1653-10-15

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Translation

Appeared...before us, ... Govert Loockermans; and declared to have conveyed to David Proovoost a house and lot located on the east side of the great highway on the island of Manhattan, being the equal half of the patent granted to him, Govert Loockermans, and Issack Allerton, dated 2 June 1643; the whole contents of the patent is 161 rods, 9 feet, 2 inches, 2 grains; and his half is located on the south side of the lot; by virtue of the aforesaid patent etc.

Done at New Amsterdam in New Netherland, 15 October 1653. Govert Loockermans, La Montagne, Brian Newton.

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_0052.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.