Document: Patent of Arent van Hattem for land on Long Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0009

Description

Patent. Arent van Hattem; piece of land on the east side of the highway, in Midwout, Long Island, 100x300 rods.

Document Date

1654-06-04

Document Date (Date Type)

1654-06-04

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted unto Arent van Hattem a certain parcel of land lying on Long Island in the town of Midwout, on the east side of the highway, adjoining on the south side the land of Davidt Provoost; on the west and north sides the highway; it is in length 300 rods - as much as is enclosed by posts and rails - With the express conditions etc...

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 4 June 1654.

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_VHHpt2_0009.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.