Document: Order granting Abraham Martensen Clock a building lot on Manhattan Island

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New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0072a

Description

Order. Granting Abraham Martensen Clock, miller, a building lot on Manhattan Island.

Document Date

1655-08-11

Document Date (Date Type)

1655-08-11

Document Type

Order

Minutes

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Order

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Translation

At the session was read the petiton of Abraham Martensen Clock, miller in the service of the West India Company, requesting a patent for a house lot on Manhattan Island, located on the east side of the lot of Ritcherd Smith and on the west side of Borger Jorissen’s path that he uses to go to the strand. After deliberation the following was decided:

The petitioner shall be granted a patent; in the meanwhile he can proceed with construction. Ady ut supra.

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/A1809/NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0072a.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 4, Council Minutes, 1638-1649 (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.