Document: Patent of Hans Hansen for a lot on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0184

Description

Patent. Hans Hansen; lot on Manhattan Island, south of fort Amsterdam.

Document Date

1647-03-13

Document Date (Date Type)

1647-03-13

Document Type

Patent

Dutch Grant Lot(s)

grant_lot_G4

Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Hans Hansen a certain lot for a house and garden located south of Fort Amsterdam between Jan Snediker and Joorsy Rapalye; its length next to the aforesaid Joorse or on the east side is 9 rods, 2 feet, 2 inches; its breadth at the rear or on the north side is one rod, 9 feet, 6 inches; its length next to Jan Snediker or on the west side is 9 rods, 8 feet, 3 inches; its breadth in front or on the south side is 2 rods, 3 feet; amounting in all to 20 rods, 3 feet, 8 inches and 5 grains, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 12 March 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_0184.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.