Document: Patent of Peter Andersz for land on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0121

Description

Patent. Peter Andersz; lot behind the public tavern, Manhattan Island.

Document Date

1645-10-19

Document Date (Date Type)

1645-10-19

Document Type

Patent

Dutch Grant Lot(s)

grant_lot_N5

Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Pieter Andersz a certain lot for a house and garden located behind the public tavern between Jacob Wolphertsz and Jochim Calder; its breadth in front on the street is 3 rods; on the east side its length is 8 rods, 5 feet; on the west side next to Jochim Calder its length is 7 rods, 5 feet and 7 inches; amounting in all to 24 rods, one foot, 5 grains, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam, 19 October 1645.

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_0121.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.