Document: Patent of Jan Pietersen and Abraham Rycken for a lot of land on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0056

Description

Patent. Jan Pietersen and Abraham Rycken; lot containing 15 rods, near fort Amsterdam, Manhattan Island.

Document Date

1642-11-20

Document Date (Date Type)

1642-11-20

Document Type

Patent

Dutch Grant Lot(s)

grant_lot_E15

Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have conceded and granted to Jan Pietersen of Amsterdam and Abraham Rycken a lot bounded on the west by Mr. Heyl's property and extending mostly northward 5 rods and 3 feet, and mostly eastward 2 rods 8 inches and 5 grains; the aforesaid lot containing 50 rods and 5 grains; with the express condition and stipulation etc...

Done in Fort Amsterdam.

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_0056.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.