Document: Patent of Jan Gerritsen van Immen for land across the North river (New Jersey)

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NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0031

Description

Patent. Jan Gerritsen van Immen; 25 morgens of land across the North river, between Gemoenepae and the Kil van Kol (New Jersey).

Document Date

1654-12-05

Document Date (Date Type)

1654-12-05

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted unto Jan Gerritsen van Immen a piece of land lying across the North River between Gemoenepaen and the Kil van Kol; extending along the river or bay southwesterly it is 40 rods in breadth; and in the rear in the woods it is 40 rods in breadth; running into the woods north northwest it is 375 rods in length; making together 25 morgens, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 5 December 1654.

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_0031.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.