Document: Patent of Peter van Linden for a lot on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0139

Description

Patent. Peter van Linden; lot on Manhattan Island, close to the Fiscal's kitchen and the Minister's quarters.

Document Date

1646-03-23

Document Date (Date Type)

1646-03-23

Document Type

Patent

Dutch Grant Lot(s)

grant_lot_E8

Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Pieter van Linden a certain lot for a house located on the island of Manhattan; southward close to the fiscal's kitchen; westward to the minister's lodgings; its breadth on the east end is 2 rods 3 feet; its length on the north end opposite the aforesaid kitchen in one rod, 6 feet, 5 inches; on the west side its length is 2 rods, 3 feet; on the south side its breadth is one rod, 8 feet; amounting in all to 4 rods, one foot, 5 inches, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 23 March 1646.

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_0139.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.