Document: Patent of Jan Deckhoff for a lot at Fort Casimir

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0084

Description

Patent. Jan Deckhoff; lot at Fort Casimir, on the South river (New Castle, Del).

Document Date

1657-06-17

Document Date (Date Type)

1657-06-17

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Jan Eeckhoff a lot for a house and garden located at Fort Casemier on the South River of New Netherland, being No. 36 in the second row in the rear of the lot of Jan Andriessen; it is in breadth in front and rear 56 feet; and in length on both sides 300 feet, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 17 June 1657.

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_0084.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.