Document: Patent of Jan Stevensen for a lot north of fort Amsterdam

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0070

Description

Patent. Jan Stevensen, schoolmaster; lot north of fort Amsterdam, for a house and garden.

Document Date

1643-07-03

Document Date (Date Type)

1643-07-03

Document Type

Patent

Dutch Grant Lot(s)

grant_lot_A5

Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Jan Stevensz, schoolmaster, a lot for a house and garden located north of Fort Amsterdam; extending in length 12 rods, 8 feet, 4 inches and 5 grains; in breadth in front of the house 10 rods, 9 feet, one inch and 5 grains; in breadth in the rear 9 rods, 5 feet and 2 grains; amounting together in a crooked corner lot to 103 rods, 9 inches and 2 grains, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 3 July 1643.

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_0070.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.