Document: Patent of Philip de Truy for land on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0034
Description

Patent. Philip de Truy, court messenger; land near Smith's valley, Manhattan Island.

Document Date
1640-05-22
Document Date (Date Type)
1640-05-22
Document Type
Patent
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Translation
Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc..., do attest and declare, that we on this day, the date underwritten, have granted to and bestowed upon Philip De Truy, Court Messenger, a certain piece of land lying on the Island of Manhatans near Smit's marsh where Cornelis Van Tienhoven the secretary is located west south west and Davidt Provoost east north east; extending in breadth from the land of said Tienhoven to Bestevaer's thicket 40 rods of 12 feet to the rod, west south west and east north east, and in its length from the beach 68 rods, north by west and south by north to the land of the aforesaid Davit Provoost; extending in breadth along the beach from Smit's marsh to the fence of Davit Provoost 48 rods, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland 22 May 1640.

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_0034.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.

Location
Modern Location
Manhattan, NY
Property Type
Property Type
Land
To Party 1
To Party 1
Philip de Truy (ID: 1609000049)
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
Philip de Truy
To Party 1 Entity
Individual
To Party 1 Entity Role
Grantee
From Party 1
From Party 1 Entity
DWIC - Corporation - Dutch West India Company (DWIC)
From Party 1 Entity Role
Owner (Grantor)
From Party 2
From Party 2
Willem Kieft (ID: 1,660,244)
From Party 2 Entity
Director General DWIC
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Council Dutch colonial patents and deeds (Series A1880 _ 1630-1664)
Box
1
Volume
GG
Item
34
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/51136
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