Document: Patent of Cornelis Steenwyck for a lot near Fort Casimir

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0079a

Description

Patent. Cornelis Steenwyck; lot near Fort Casimir, on the South river (Delaware). [Dated February 30th.]

Document Date

1657-02-00

Document Date (Date Type)

1657-02-01

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Cornelis Steenwyck a lot for a house and garden located at Fort Casemier on the South River of New Netherland between the lots of Ariaen Jacobs and Harmen Pietersz and partners and Reyer Mol; it is in breadth in front along the river 62 feet, wood measure; and in the rear 62 feet; in length it is on both sides 300 feet, wood measure, with the express conditions, etc...

Done.at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 30 February 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_0079a.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.