Document: Patent of Gerrit Douman for land on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0160

Description

Patent. Gerrit Douman; lot at the Graft on the island of Manhattan.

Document Date

1646-11-29

Document Date (Date Type)

1646-11-29

Document Type

Patent

Dutch Grant Lot(s)

grant_lot_D4

Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Gerrit Douman a certain lot for a house and garden located on the island of Manhattan; extending in breadth on the east side along the canal 3 rods, 7½ feet; in length next to the lot of Jan Cornelisz or on the south side 7 rods, 9½ feet; on the west end along the back of Jan Cornelisz' lot 4 rods, one foot; on the north side its length along the road is 7 rods, 9½ feet, with the express conditions etc...

Done in Fort New Amsterdam, 29 November 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_0160.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.