Document: Patent of Egbert Woutersz for land across the North river (New Jersey)

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NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0216b

Description

Patent. Egbert Woutersz; tract of land called in Indian Apopcalyek, situate across the North river, west of the Manhattans, extending from Dirck the paver's kil of Gemoenepaen, or Jan Evertsz kil (New Jersey).

Document Date

1647-05-10

Document Date (Date Type)

1647-05-10

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Johannes La Montangie of the Council of New Netherland a piece of land located on the island of Manhattan known by a name in the Indian tongue which signifies in Dutch "flatland" containing 100 morgens in the flats lying between the hills and creek, and a certain point extending between two creeks known by the name of Rechgawanes until the East River; the aforesaid land was cultivated by Hendrick Forrest, deceased, and has been purchased by the aforesaid La Montangie at public auction in the fort for 700 guilders, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 19 May 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_0216b.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.