Document: Patent of Cors Pietersz for a lot on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0164

Description

Patent. Cors Pietersz; lot south of fort Amsterdam, on Manhattan Island.

Document Date

1647-01-21

Document Date (Date Type)

1647-01-21

Document Type

Patent

Dutch Grant Lot(s)

grant_lot_G8

Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Cors Pietersz a certain lot located south of Fort Amsterdam next to the house of Gillis Pietersz (there remains a common alley of 4 feet in breadth to be equally used by Gillis Pietersz and Cors Pietersz) and whereas through a mistake of the surveyor, the lot of Gillis Pietersz has been surveyed too large and therefore the aforesaid patent is not valid, we have permitted and directed Cors Pietersz to build on the lot heretofore granted to Gillis Pietersz; extending on the south side or in front along the street 21 feet; in breadth on both the east and west sides the length is 7 rods; in the rear the breadth is 19 feet, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 21 January 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_0164.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.