Document: Deed from the curators of the estate of C. Jansen to Willem Thomassen of part of a garden at Manhattan; with receipt for the purchase money

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Document ID

NYSA_A0270-78_V3_056b

Description

Power of attorney. Claes Jansen d'Kock to Michael Paulussen to receive his share of the prize Tobasco. [1649];Deed. Peter Wolphertsen van Couwenhoven and Elbert Elbertsen, curators of the estate of Claes Jansen of Emden, deceased, to skipper William Tomassen, of a part of a garden lot on the island of Manhattan, opposite the five houses, and adjoining the Wooden Horse; with receipt for the purchase-money. [1649]

Document Date

1649-08-18

Document Date (Date Type)

1649-08-18

Document Type

Deed

Document Type Unlinked

Power of Attorney | Deed

Translation

Before me, Jacob Hendricksz Kip, clerk of Secretary Tienhoven, appeared Pieter Wolphertsz Couwenhoven and Elbert Elbertsz, appointed curators over the heirs and the estate left by Claes Jansz from Emden, deceased, who declared that they, with the knowledge and advice of the honorable director, have sold and conveyed, as they, by virtue of the above, do hereby sell and convey, to skipper Willem Tomasz a certain part or lot of a garden, situated on the Manhatans, opposite the five houses, next to the wooden horse on the east, and Labate's lot on the west, for the sum of two hundred and fifty Carolus guilders, of forty halfstivers each; which they hereby convey in full ownership to the above named skipper Willem Tomasz, or whoever obtains his right.In token of the truth this is signed by the above named curators and the subscribing witnesses, this 17th of August 1649, New Amsterdam.

Pieter Woluersen
Elbert Elbertsen
Jan Louresen Appel
Adriaen van Tienhoven
P. Stuyvesant

Translation Superscripts

A draft of this deed, in the handwriting of Director General Stuyvesant, dated July 27, 1649, but not signed, is found in [57a].

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/A0270/NYSA_A0270-78_V3_056b.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 3, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1648-1660 (A. Van Laer, Trans.). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1974.

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.