Document: Patent of Jan Hendricksen Steelman for land on Long Island

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NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0094b

Description

Patent. Jan Hendricksen Steelman; 34 morgens, 563 rods of land, heretofore the bouwery of Mr. F. Douthy, at Mespat, Long Island.

Document Date

1658-03-25

Document Date (Date Type)

1658-03-25

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Jan Hendrixsen Steelman a parcel of land located in Mespat, previously known as the farm of Dr. Douthy; extending from the marsh to the land of N. Fransman northwest by north 70 rods; then along the aforesaid Fransman's land 136 rods; in breadth at the widest part 90 rods, bordering the land of Mr. Sille; with a piece of marshland containing 8 morgens next to the arable land; making altogether 34 morgens, 563 rods, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 25 March 1658.

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_0094b.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.