Document: Patent of Christiaen Barentsen for a lot in New Amsterdam

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0088a

Description

Patent. Christiaen Barentsen, carpenter; lot by the Land Gate, New Amsterdam.

Document Date

1657-08-01

Document Date (Date Type)

1657-08-01

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Christiaen Barentsen Timmerman a lot for a house and garden located within this city of New Amsterdam at the country gate [ land poort ]; it is in breadth on the west side (being the public highway) 3 rods, 8 feet 4 inches; on the east side one rod, 6 feet, 4 inches; and in length on the north side 11 rods, 2 feet, 8 inches; and on the south side 11 rods, one foot, 9 inches, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 1 August 1657.

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_0088a.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.