Document: Deed of Paulus van der Beeck to the deaconry to New Amsterdam for a lot on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1882-78_VHHpt1_0024

Description

Deed. Paulus van der Beeck to the deaconry of New Amsterdam; lot on Manhattan Island (see Book G. G., p. 145).

Document Date

1653-03-22

Document Date (Date Type)

1653-03-22

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Translation

Appeared...before us, ... Paules van der Beecke; and declared to have conveyed to the deaconry of this city a lot located on the island of Manhattan; it is in breadth in front along the road or on the south side 3 rods, 8 feet, 5 inches; and on the north side 3 rods 8 feet, 5 inches; on the east side next to Phlip de True, deceased, in length 11 rods, 9½ feet; and on the west side next to Dr. Paules 13 rods, one foot, 9 inches in length; and that by virtue of a patent granted to him, Paules van der Beeck, by the director-general and council, dated 12 May 1646 etc.

Done at New Amsterdam in New Netherland, 22 March 1653. Dr. Pauwlus van der Becke, 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_0024.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.