Document: Patent of Ariaen Petersz for a lot on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0105

Description

Patent. Ariaen Petersz, from Alckmaer; lot on Manhattan Island, north of the fort.

Document Date

1645-09-07

Document Date (Date Type)

1645-09-07

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Ariaen Pietersz van Alkmaer a lot for a house and garden on the island of Manhattan located north of the fort and bounded on the north by Marten Krugier; it extends on the west end in length 11 rods, 3 feet, 3 inches; on the north side 7 rods, 9 feet; on the east side 9 rods, 9 feet, 8 inches; on the south side 11 rods, 9 feet next to Marten Criger; amounting in all to 103 rods, 3 feet and one inch, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 7 September 1645.

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/A1880/NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0105.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Gehring, C. trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vols. GG, HH & II, Land Papers, 1630-1664 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1980).

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.