Document: Patent of Jan Hendricksen for a lot by Fort Casimir

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0067

Description

Patent. Jan Hendricksen, from Struckausen; lot by Fort Casimir, on the South river (Delaware).

Document Date

1656-09-26

Document Date (Date Type)

1656-09-26

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Jan Hendricksz van Struchousen a lot for a house and garden lying at the South River near Fort Casamier, being No. 35 in the second row, bounded north by the lot of Gerrit Jansz and south by the lot of Sander Boyer; it is in breadth in front and rear 56 feet Rhenish wood measure; and in length on both sides 300 feet, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 22 September 1656

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_0067.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.