Document: Lease of a house on the main highway at Manhattan from Jan Schepmoes to Gerrit Douman

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A0270-78_V2_143d

Description

Lease. Jan Schepmoes to Gerrit Douman, of a house on the Great Highway (New Amsterdam).

Document Date

1645-03-01

Document Date (Date Type)

1645-03-01

Document Type

Lease

Translation

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Gerrit Douman, who acknowledges that he has rented from Jan Schepmoes a house and lot, standing and situated on the main highway (groote heerewech), for the sum of forty-eight guilders a year, the lease to commence on the first of May next and to end on the first of May 1646. The sum of twelve guilders shall be paid to the lessor every quarter of the year and if the house requires repairs, the lessee may make them with the knowledge and consent of the lessor, provided that Schepmoes shall have to bear the expense thereof. In witness whereof this is signed by the lessee in the presence of Willem de Key.

Gerrit Doman
Willem de Key
Cornelis van Tienhoven

Translation Superscripts

The Lease is canceled in the record.

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/A0270/NYSA_A0270-78_V2_143d.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 2, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642-1647 (A. Van Laer, Trans.). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1974.

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.