Document: Patent of Abraham Rycken for land on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0132

Description

Patent. Abraham Rycken; lot at the Graft on Manhattan Island, heretofore occupied by Peter (Alberto) the Italian.

Document Date

1646-02-04

Document Date (Date Type)

1646-02-04

Document Type

Patent

Dutch Grant Lot(s)

grant_lot_M4

Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Abraham Rycken a lot for a house and garden located on the island of Manhattan along the canal previously occupied by Pieter Italiaen; it extends on the south side in breadth next to the lot of Adriaen Vinchan 4 rods and 8 feet; along the canal 10 rods; its breadth on the north side or on the road 3 rods; on the east side along the lot of Laurens Pietersz 10 rods; amounting in all to 39 rods, with the express conditions etc.. .

Done at Fort Amsterdam, 14 February 1646.

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/A1880/NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0132.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.