Document: Patent of Cornelis Jacobsz Stille for a lot on Manhattan Island

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Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0195

Description

Patent. Cornelis Jacobsz Stille; bouwery No. 8, heretofore occupied by Wolphert Gerritsen (van Couwenhoven), containing 28 1/2 morgens, Manhattan Island.

Document Date

1647-03-18

Document Date (Date Type)

1647-03-18

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Cornelis Jacobsz Stille farm No. 6 heretofore occupied by Wolphert Gerritsz located on the island of Manhattan; containing according to the measurement of the surveyor 28½ morgens, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 18 March 1647.

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_VGG_0195.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.