Document: Patent of Isaac d'Foreest for land on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution
Document ID
NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0219a
Description

Patent. Isaac d' Foreest; 50 morgens of land on the kil running around the island of Manhattan, south of Jochim Pietersen (Kuyter), and east of Coenraet van Keulen's lands.

Document Date
1647-05-15
Document Date (Date Type)
1647-05-15
Document Type
Dutch Grant Lot(s)

Translation
Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Isack d'Foreest a certain piece of land located on the island of Manhattan containing 50 morgens at the place where Jochem Pietersz lies next to his land on the north and where Coenraet van Keulen's land bounds on the west, running then around the island; with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 15 May 1647.

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_0219a.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.

Location
Modern Location
Property Type
Property Type
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Isaac d'Foreest
To Party 1 Entity
To Party 1 Entity Role
From Party 1
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