Document: Patent of Michael Marschan for a lot on the island of Manhattan

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0096

Description

Patent. Michael Marschan; lot on the island of Manhattan, near the fort.

Document Date

1644-05-01

Document Date (Date Type)

1644-05-01

Document Type

Patent

Dutch Grant Lot(s)

grant_lot_M1

Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Michiel Marschan a lot for a house and garden located on the island of Manhattan near Fort Amsterdam; extending along the common canal 11 rods and 2 feet; on the north by the lot of Pieter Itiliaender 5 rods; on the south side 6 rods, 8 feet, 5 inches; on the east side 10 rods, 4 feet, 6 inches; amounting to 71 rods, 6 feet, 7 inches, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, May 1644.

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_0096.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.