Document: Patent of Roelof de Haes's widow for a plantation near Fort Casimir

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0069

Description

Patent. Roelof de Haes's widow; plantation near Fort Casimir, on the South river (Delaware).

Document Date

1656-10-28

Document Date (Date Type)

1656-10-28

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to the widow of Roelof de Haes a plantation located at the South River near Fort Casamier north of the public highway and in the rear of the lot of Jan Gerritsz; it is in breadth in front 7 rods; and in the rear 7½ rods; in length on both sides 31 rods, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 28 October 1656

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_0069.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.