Document: Patent of Peter Louwerense for a plantation near Fort Casimir

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0077b

Description

Patent. Peter Louwerense; plantation near Fort Casimir, on the South river, containing 2,038 rods.

Document Date

1657-02-28

Document Date (Date Type)

1657-02-28

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Pieter Louwerense a plantation located at Fort Casamier on the South River of New Netherland; it is in breadth on the south side 18 rods; and on the north side 13 rods; and in length on the east side next to Cornelis Theunisse 132 rods; and on the west side next to Pieter Harmense 131 rods; making altogether 2038 rods, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 28 February 1657.

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_0077b.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.