Document: Patent of Thomas Hall for land on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0219b

Description

Patent. Thomas Hall; lot on Manhattan Island.

Document Date

1647-05-15

Document Date (Date Type)

1647-05-15

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Tomas Hal a certain lot located on the island of Manhattan bounded on the west side by Mr. Augustyn and on the east side by Mr. Hardenberech; its breadth on the front or on the south side is 1½ rods, 2 feet, 4 inches; its breadth in the rear is the same as the front; its length is 6 rods, 4 inches, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort New Amsterdam, 15 May 1647.

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_0219b.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.