Document: Patent of Carel van Brugge for a lot in New Amsterdam

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0006

Description

Patent. Carel van Brugge; lot in the Sheep Pasture, New Amsterdam.

Document Date

1654-05-22

Document Date (Date Type)

1654-05-22

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted unto Carel Van Brugge a lot lying on the island of Manhattan in the city of New Amsterdam in the Sheep Pasture, where the lot of Cornelis van Tienhoven adjoins it on the south southwest side; extending in length along the lot of the said Tienhoven 24 Rhenish rods; in front extending in breadth from Tienhoven's lot to the land of Dr. Samuel Drisius, which lies north northeast from him, 7 rods and 8 feet; and along the land of Samuel Drisius in length 24 rods; in the rear on the east and south sides in breadth 3 rods, 8 feet, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 22 May 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_0006.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.