Document: Petition of Isaac Tym for a house and lot on the South river; declined

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To the highly esteemed, honorable director general and the lords councilors of New Netherland.

Shows with due reverence Isaacq Tijm called Pieriere how [ that in the month of September of the year 1655, he, the petitioner, had been promised by the noble, worshipful, honorable director general a certain house and lot located near Fort Casimir on the South River which had belonged to a man by the name of Gillis, ] and whereas he, the petitioner, desires [ to fulfill ] the condition mentioned in the document thereof and here annexed, and while he, petitioner, is planning to take up his domicile there at the first opportunity; therefore he, petitioner, addresses himself to your honors with the humble request to give him, the petitioner, a patent for the said lot in proper form, praying and requesting that your honors will please to consent to this, the petitioner’s, request, with which doing, I remain, (below was written) your honors’ very humble and obedient subject and servant.

The above petition, having been received and read, was decided after due deliberation: Whereas the petitioner has neglected to take possession of and enter upon the house and lot mentioned herein at the proper time, the director general and councilors do not know whether the same have already been conveyed to somebody else or not; therefore no decision can be given on the petitioner’s request for the present. Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland. Dated as above.