Document: Patent of Peter Jacobsen for a lot in Fort Orange (Albany)

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0103b

Description

Patent. Peter Jacobsen; lot at the first kil in Fort Orange (Albany).

Document Date

1659-02-23

Document Date (Date Type)

1659-02-23

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Pieter Jacobsen a lot for a house and garden located at Fort Orange in the village of Beverwyck at the First Kill; on the north along the hill it is 5 rods in breadth; on the east 23 rods in length; on the south along a road 16 rods in breadth; on the west 17 rods in length, with the express conditions, etc...

23 February 1658.

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_0103b.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.