Document: Patent of Thomas Bacxter for a lot on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0180

Description

Patent. Thomas Bacxter; lot east of the company's house on the East river, Manhattan Island.

Document Date

1647-03-12

Document Date (Date Type)

1647-03-12

Document Type

Patent

Dutch Grant Lot(s)

grant_lot_F17

Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Tomas Bacxter a certain lot for a house located on the island of Manhattan east of the Company's houses standing on the East River, opposite the house of Hendrick Smith; it extends in breadth on the west side from the strand to the strand 2 rods, 8½ feet; on the south side along the strand its length is 4½ rods; on the east side as broad as on the west side; and along the street on the north side 4½ rods, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 12 March 1647.

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_0180.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.