Document: Patent of Isaac Deforeest for a lot east of Fort Amsterdam

Holding Institution

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0155

Description

Patent. Isaac Deforeest; lot east of fort Amsterdam, opposite the five stone houses, and adjoining domine Bogardus's lot.

Document Date

1646-08-22

Document Date (Date Type)

1646-08-22

Document Type

Patent

Dutch Grant Lot(s)

grant_lot_E2

Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Isaack de Foreest a certain lot located on the east side of Fort Amsterdam opposite the five brick houses between the lots of Sybolt Clasz and Domine Bogardus; its breadth on the east side is 2 rods; on the west side one rod, 9 feet, 2 inches and 6 grains; its length on the north side is 5 rods, 5 feet; on the south side its length is 5 rods, 5 feet; amounting in all to 10 rods, 7 feet and 7 inches, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 22 August 1646.

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_0155.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.