Document: Patent of Jan Swaen for a lot on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0020

Description

Patent. Jan Swaen; lot on Manhattan Island, north of rev. Mr. Drisius.

Document Date

1654-10-23

Document Date (Date Type)

1654-10-23

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted unto Jan Swaen a lot lying on the island of Manhattan in the rear of the lot of Dirck Nes and the lot of Frederick Jansz, extending on the north side along the lot of Domine Drisius and on the south side along the lot of Jan Huygen; it is in breadth on the east and west sides 6 rods; and in length on the north and south sides 4 rods, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 23 October 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_0020.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.