Document: Patent of Constantinus Groenenburgh for a lot below Fort Casimir

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0064

Description

Patent. Constantinus Groenenburgh; lot below Fort Casimir, South river (Delaware).

Document Date

1656-09-13

Document Date (Date Type)

1656-09-13

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Constantinus Groenenburgh a lot for a house and garden lying at the South River below Fort Casamier; being No. 20, and bounded on the south by the lot of Cornelis Mouritsz; and on the north by the lot of Reynier Dominicus; it is in breadth in front along the water side 62 feet, wood measure; and in the rear along the common highway 56 feet; in length on both sides it is 380 feet, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 13 September 1656.

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_0064.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.