Document: Patent of Claes Pietersen for a lot near Fort Casimir

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0075b

Description

Patent. Claes Pietersen; lot near Fort Casimir, on the South river (Delaware).

Document Date

1657-04-11

Document Date (Date Type)

1657-04-11

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Claes Pietersz a lot for a house and garden located at Fort Casamier on the South River of New Netherland along the river between the lots of Roelof de Haes and Jan Schut; it is in breadth in front and rear 62 feet; and in length on both sides 300 feet. Note: the aforementioned lot was on 6 December 1652 laid out and surveyed by order for the aforesaid Claes Pietersz or his assigns, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 11 April 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_0075b.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.