Document: Patent of Peter Andriessen for a lot on the south side of the Wall in New Amsterdam (Wall Street)

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Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0123

Description

Patent. Peter Andriessen, chimney sweeper; lot on the south side of the Wall, called The Cingel, New Amsterdam (Wall-st., N. Y.).

Document Date

1661-03-14

Document Date (Date Type)

1661-03-14

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Pieter Andriesen Schoornsteenveger [ chimney sweeper ] a lot for a house and garden located within this city of Amsterdam in New Netherland on the west side of Jacob Jansen Moesman, on the east side of Pieter de Noorman, on the north side of Dr. Jacob Varrevanger and on the south side of the shore called the Cingel; it is in breadth on the north side 3 rods, 7 feet, 5 inches; on the south side 3 rods, one foot and 2 inches; in length on the west side 9 rods, one foot; and on the east side 7 rods, one foot and 6 inches, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 14 March 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_0123.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.