Document: Patent of Hans Albertsen for a lot by Fort Casimir

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0065

Description

Patent. Hans Albertsen from Brunswick; lot by Fort Casimir, the South river (Delaware).

Document Date

1656-09-13

Document Date (Date Type)

1656-09-13

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Hans Albertsen van Bronswyck a lot for a house and garden lying at the South River of New Netherland near Fort Casamier in the second row, directly in the rear of Claes de Smith, on the east side of Steeven Acker, on the west side of Roelof de Haes, on the north side of Roelof de Haes's plantation; in breadth in front and rear it is 56 feet; and in length on both sides 300 feet, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 13 September 1656.

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_0065.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.