Document: Deed of Herman Smeeman to William Beeckman for a bouwery on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1882-78_VHHpt1_0026

Description

Deed. Herman Smeeman to William Beeckman; bouwery on the East river, island of Manhattan (see Book G. G., p, 207).

Document Date

1653-04-01

Document Date (Date Type)

1653-04-01

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Translation

Appeared...before us, ... Herman Smeeman, citizen and inhabitant of this city of New Amsterdam; and declared to have conveyed to Willem Beeckman a piece of land or farm located along the East River on the island of Manhattan; bounded on the north by the Company's large farm, and containing as appears in the patent thereof, dated 2 April 1647, which the director-general and council of New Netherland granted to the aforesaid Smeman etc.

Done at New Amsterdam in New Netherland, 1 April 1653. Harman Schmiman, 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_0026.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.