Document: Deed of Peter Wolfertsen van Couwenhoven, creditor of Claes Jansen Rust, to Philip Geraerdy for a lot in New Amsterdam

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NYSA_A1882-78_VHHpt1_0062

Description

Deed. Peter Wolfertsen (van Couwenhoven), creditor of Claes Jansen Rust, to Philip Geraerdy; lot situate where the (sign of the) White Horse hangs out, right opposite the Winckel street, New Amsterdam.

Document Date

1653-10-15

Document Date (Date Type)

1653-10-15

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Translation

Appeared...before us, ... Pieter Wolfertsen, as creditor of the estate of Claes Jansen Rust, and by virtue of a patent conveyed to him, Pieter Wolfertsen, dated 7 August 1643; and has by virtue thereof conveyed to Phillip Gerrerdy a lot located at the sign of the wooden horse, directly opposite Winckel Street; in breadth on the south or street side 3 rods, 3 feet; on the east side 3 rods, less 6 inches; on the north side 3 rods, 3 feet; on the west side 2 rods, 2 feet, 8 inches; etc.

Done at New Amsterdam in New Netherland, 15 October 1653. Pieter Wolfertsen, 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_0062.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.