Document: Patent of Nicolaes Backer for a lot in New Amsterdam

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0052

Description

Patent. Nicolaes Backer; lot in New Amsterdam.

Document Date

1656-05-18

Document Date (Date Type)

1656-05-18

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted unto Nicholas Backer a lot lying within this city of New Amsterdam adjoining the lot of Michiel Jansen which is in breadth on the north side or street 2 rods, 3 feet, 2½ inches; on the south side 2 rods, 5 inches; on the east side 3 rods, 5 feet, 5 inches; and on the west side 4 rods, 3 feet, 5 inches, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 18 May 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_0052.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.