Document: Patent of Cornelis van Tienhoven for a lot in New Amsterdam

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0007

Description

Patent. Cornelis van Tienhoven; lot in the Sheep Pasture, New Amsterdam.

Document Date

1654-05-22

Document Date (Date Type)

1654-05-22

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted unto Cornelis van Tienhoven a lot on the island of Manhattan in the city of New Amsterdam in the Sheep Pasture, where the lot of Mr. Nicasius de Sille is on the south southwest side; extending in length along the lot of de Sille 24 rods Rhenish measure; in front extending in breadth from the lot of Nicasius de Sille to the lot of Carel Van Brugge north north east 7 rods, 8 feet Rhenish measure; and from the front corner of Van Brugge's lot northwest by west 24 rods in length; and in the rear in breadth between de Sille and Van Brugge's lot somewhat east by south 3 rods and 8 feet, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 22 May 1654.

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_VHHpt2_0007.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.