Document: Lease from Daniel Litschoe to Andries Jochemsen of a house and lot on the East River at New Amsterdam

Before me, Jacob Kip, in the absence of the secretary appointed by the honorable director general and council of New Netherland, and before the undersigned witnesses, appeared Daniel Litschoe, of the first part, and Andries Jochems, of the second part, who declared that they had amicably and in a friendly manner agreed and contracted together about the lease of a certain house and lot situated.and being on the East River, between the lots of Claes Hendricksen and Rut Jacobsen, on the conditions hereinafter written, to wit: Daniel Litschoe leases to Andries Jochimsen, who also acknowledges that he has hired, the said house and the lot belonging thereto, as the same are at present, for the term of one year commencing on the first of May A° 1652, for the sum of one hundred and twenty guilders annually, one fourth part payable quarterly in merchantable [ tobacco ], according to the value placed upon it by the inspectors. The lessee acknowledges that the house has been delivered to him now wind and water tight. The lessor promises to keep it, according to custom, in the same condition and if the lessee or lessor Judge that anything more must be done, it shall be at the option of either party to do the same or to ask to have it done.[1] Parties declare that they will observe and fulfil this their lease in all its parts, binding themselves thereto according to law in testimony whereof this is signed in the record by the respective parties, with Jacob Jansen Huys and Gerrit Jansen, carpenters, witnesses hereto invited, this 13th of May A° 1651, New Amsterdam in New Netherland.

Daniel Litscho
Andries Jochimsen
Jacob Jansen Huys
Gerret Jansen
Jacob Kip