Document: Deed of Govert Loockermans to Thomas Stevens of a piece of land on Manhattan Island

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Document ID

NYSA_A1882-78_VHHpt1_0041

Description

Deed. Govert Loockermans to Thomas Stevens; piece of land on the East river, at the point touching Wolphert's valley, Manhattan Island.

Document Date

1653-07-28

Document Date (Date Type)

1653-07-28

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Translation

Appeared...before us, ... Govert Loockermans, inhabitant of this city; and declared to have conveyed to Thomas Stevens a piece of land located on the island of Manhattan along the East River on the point which comes to the marsh called Wolphert's Marsh; east of certain lowlands where the parcel of land from the hill to the aforesaid marsh is in breadth 14 rods; and extending from there in length until the end of the aforesaid point 31 and 1/12 rods; and that by virtue of a bill of sale heretofore given to George Cleer and not satisfied, dated 17 September 1646 etc.

Done at New Amsterdam in New Netherland, 28 July 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_0041.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.