Document: Patent of Jean Picolet for land south of Fort Casimir

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New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0062

Description

Patent. Jean Picolet; 3 morgens, 85 rods of land south of Fort Casimir, on the South river (Delaware).

Document Date

1656-09-01

Document Date (Date Type)

1656-09-01

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Jan Picolet a parcel of land lying on the South River of New Netherland south of Fort Casamier near the Brickmaker's Hook, between the plantations of Philip Jansz and Jacob Crabbe; running from the aforesaid Jansz' land west along the shore to the land of Jacob Crabbe 28 rods; along the land of the aforesaid Crabbe northwest 60 rods to the public highway; then along the aforesaid highway to the land of Philip Jansz west 30 rods; and then to the place of departure southeast by south 64 rods; making altogether 3 morgens and 85 rods, with the express conditions, etc,..

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 1 September 1656.

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_0062.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.