Document: Patent of Jan Gerritsen for a lot near Fort Casimir

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NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0079b
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Patent. Jan Gerritsen; lot near Fort Casimir, on the South river (Delaware). [Dated February 30th.]

Document Date
1657-02-00
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1657-02-01
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Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Jan Gerritsz a lot for a house and garden located at Fort Casemier on the South River of New Netherland in the second row, bordering on the north the common highway and in the rear the lot of Roelof de Haes; it is in breadth in front and rear 62 feet; and in length on both sides 300 feet, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 30 February 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_0079b.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.

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