Document: Patent of Jan Evertsz Bout for a lot on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0170

Description

Patent. Jan Evertsz Bout; a lot on the south side of fort Amsterdam, Manhattan Island.

Document Date

1647-02-19

Document Date (Date Type)

1647-02-19

Document Type

Patent

Dutch Grant Lot(s)

grant_lot_H2

Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Jan Evertsz Bout a certain lot located on the south side of the fort; its length on the east side is 9 rods and 4 feet; next to the lot of Barent Jansz 9 rods, 4 feet; its breadth on the south side on the river is 7 rods 7 feet; its length on the west side is 8 rods, 3 feet, 2 inches; its breadth on the north side by the fort is 6 rods, 2 feet, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 9 February 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_0170.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.