Document: Confirmation_of_letters_patent_issued_to_Francisco_d_Angola_

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_12943-78_V02_p127
Description

Confirmation by the New York provincial government of an original Dutch letters patent that was issued on March 25, 1647 to Francisco, a Black man, for land in Manhattan. Based on the original letters patent date, this is most likely Francisco d'Angola.

Document Date
1667-10-19
Document Date (Date Type)
1667-10-19
Document Type
Patent
Letter
Document Type Unlinked
patent, letters
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To Party 1
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
Francisco, a Black man, for land in Manhattan. Based on the original letters patent date, this is most likely Francisco d'Angola.
From Party 1
From Party 1 Text Unlinked
New York provincial government
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New York State Department of State Bureau of Miscellaneous Records Letters Patent (Series 12943 _ 1667-1763)
Link
https://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/88130