Document: Patent of Luycas Dircksen for land on Long Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0023

Description

Patent. Luycas Dircksen; 16 morgens 300 rods of land at Mespat, Long Island.

Document Date

1654-11-21

Document Date (Date Type)

1654-11-21

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted unto Luycas Dircksen a piece of land lying on Long Island in Mespat, which extends along the marsh or highway southwest and northeast in breadth 30 rods; in breadth in the rear in the woods it is 30 rods; it runs into the woods from the highway southeast and northwest and is in length on both sides to the swamp 330 rods; making together 16 morgens and 300 rods, with the express conditions , etc.. .

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 21 November 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_0023.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.