Document: Patent of Jeremias van Renselaer for a lot at Fort Orange (Albany)

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0095

Description

Patent. Jeremias van Renselaer; lot at Fort Orange (Albany).

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 Jeremias van Rensselaer a lot for a house and garden located near Fort Orange in the village of Beverwyck; bordering Casper Jacobsen on the west it is in length 34 rods; and on the east side 35 rods; in breadth on the south 22 rods; and to the South of the plain 14 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_0095.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.