Document: Patent of Jeuryaen Blanck for a lot on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0213

Description

Patent. Jeuryaen Blanck; lot south of fort Amsterdam on Manhattan Island.

Document Date

1647-04-15

Document Date (Date Type)

1647-04-15

Document Type

Patent

Dutch Grant Lot(s)

grant_lot_J6

Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Jeuryaen Blanck a certain lot for a house and garden located on the island of Manhattan south of Fort Amsterdam between the lots of Jan Jansz Schepmoes and Gillis Pietersz; its breadth in front on the street is 2 rods and 4¾ feet; on the south side in the rear its breadth is 2 rods, 2 feet; along the lot of Schepmoes the length is 8 rods, 4½ feet. Whereas this lot was formerly granted by the aforesaid director and council to Tonis Jansz, sailmaker, and whereas contrary to order he has left the aforesaid lot unimproved over 3 years, having on this account annulled the aforesaid patent, and hereby do annul the same; therefore, hereby do transport and convey the same to Juryaen Blanck, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 15 April 1647.

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_VGG_0213.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.