Document: Patent of Peter Rudolf for a lot in New Amsterdam

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0051

Description

Patent. Peter Rudolf; lot in the Sheep pasture, 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 Pieter Rudolf a lot for a house and garden lying in this city of New Amsterdam in the sheep pasture, bounded on the north side by Jacob Kip; on the south side by Reyndert Reyndersz; on the west side by Aert Willemsz; and on the east side by the street; which is in breadth on the east side or street 2 rods 5½ feet and 12 rods 3¼ feet wide on the west side; its length on the north side is 11 rods l½ feet, and 17 rods on the south side, 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_0051.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.