Document: Deed from Hendrick Gerritsen to Aucke Jansen of a house and lot on the West side of the Great Highway on Manhattan

On this day, date underwritten, before us, the director general and council, residing in New Netherland in the name of the High and Mighty lords the States General of the United Netherlands and the honorable directors of the Chartered West India Company, appeared Hendrijck Gerritsen, tailor, who grants, conveys and turns over to and for the behoof of Aucke Jans, carpenter, both at present residents of this city of New Amsterdam, a lot with the house standing thereon, situated on the west side of the main highway (groote heerenwegh) on the island of Manahatas, as large as appears by the bill of survey written by Claes van Elslant, being in width four rods and in length three rods and 1½ feet, being a part of the land conveyed to him, Hendrijck Gerritsen aforesaid, in the year 165[ ] by Dirrick van Schelluyne as attorney for L. van Dincklagen, who had obtained his title thereto by patent from the honorable director and council of New Netherland, which aforesaid lot and house the above mentioned Hendrijck Gerritsen declared he conveyed and transferred in true and lawful ownership to the aforesaid Aucke Jansz, his heirs and successors, with all such right and title of ownership as Lubbert van Dincklagen has owned and possessed the same, wherefore he, Hendrick Gerritsen aforesaid, relinquishes all ownership, right or claim which the aforesaid Dincklage or he, Hendrick Gerritsen, may have or could claim in and to the aforesaid lot He, Hendrick Gerritsen, also acknowledges and declares that he has received the payment for the aforesaid lot in full and therefore promises that he will hold this deed firm, binding, irrevocable and unbreakable, according to custom and style of law, all under binding obligation as provided by law Thus done, conveyed, sealed and paraphed in council in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 12th of January anno 1653.

Hijndrick Griirs
Auke Yansen
Hindrick Egbers
Joost Tonis v Norden