Document: Patent of Elcke for a lot in New Amsterdam

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0116

Description

Patent. Elcke, widow of Albert Jansen, carpenter; lot west of Smith street, north of Garden street, New Amsterdam.

Document Date

1660-10-19

Document Date (Date Type)

1660-10-19

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Elske Jans, the widow of Albert Jansen Timmerman, a lot for a house and garden within this city of Amsterdam in New Netherland on Smee Street, south of Janneken Bonus, north of Tuyn Street, west of Smee Street, and east of Carel van Bruggen; it is in breadth on the east side 23 wood feet; on the west side 14 feet, 4 inches; in length on the south side 5 rods, 3 feet; on the north side 5 rods, 6 feet, 6 inches, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 19 October 1660.

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_0116.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.