Document: Patent of Paulus Jansen for land on the South river (Wilmington, Delaware)

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0124

Description

Patent. Paulus Jansen; land on the South river, near fort Altona (Wilmington, Del.).

Document Date

1661-04-07

Document Date (Date Type)

1661-04-07

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Paulus Jansen a piece of land located on the South River of New Netherland near Fort Altenae west of the land of Jan Staelcop along the creek; it extends along the aforesaid Staelcop's land 46 rods; and along the creek 40 rods; and from Jan Staelcop's land to the marsh, forming a square; in addition, a lot for a house and garden located near the aforesaid Fort Altenae north of Jan Staelcop's lot; in length on both sides 14 rods, 11 feet; in breadth in the rear and in front 7 rods and 4 feet, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 7 April 1661.

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_0124.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.