Document: Patent of Gerrit Pietersen for land across the North river (New Jersey)

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NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0033

Description

Patent. Gerrit Pietersen; 25 morgens of land across the North river, between Gemoenepae and the Kil van Kol (New Jersey).

Document Date

1654-12-05

Document Date (Date Type)

1654-12-05

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted unto Gerrit Pietersen a piece of land lying over the North River between Gemoenepaen and the Kil van Kol extending along the river or bay southwesterly which is in breadth 40 rods; in the rear in the woods its breadth is 40 rods; running into the woods north northwest its length on both sides is 375 rods; making together 25 morgens, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 5 December 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_0033.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.