Document: Patent of Jan Andriessen for a lot at Fort Orange (Albany)

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0105

Description

Patent. Jan Andriessen; lot at Fort Orange, over the Beaver kil (Albany).

Document Date

1659-04-09

Document Date (Date Type)

1659-04-09

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Jan Andriesen a lot located at Fort Orange across the Bevers Kill and to the north of Jan Tomas; in length it is 10 rods and 5 feet; its breadth is from the river to the road as it is presently situated, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 19 April 1659.

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_0105.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.