Document: Patent of George Baxter for land on Long Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0076

Description

Patent. George Baxter; 25 morgens of land on Long Island, in the rear of Dirck the Norman (Williamsburgh, L. I.).

Document Date

1643-07-06

Document Date (Date Type)

1643-07-06

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to George Bacxter a piece of land for a plantation containing 25 morgens, located upon Long Island behind the kil of Dirck de Noorman, extending along the marsh 50 rods and on the side of Dirck de Noorman's land towards the woods 150 rods and back in the woods it is wide 150 rods; and thence along the side of Jan de Sweet's land to the bend of a marsh, with express condition and stipulation etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 6 July 1643.

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_0076.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.