Document: Patent of Jochem Kierstede for a lot on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0211

Description

Patent. Jochem Kierstede; lot on the shore of the East river, Manhattan Island.

Document Date

1647-04-12

Document Date (Date Type)

1647-04-12

Document Type

Patent

Dutch Grant Lot(s)

grant_lot_J12

Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Jochim Kiersteede a certain lot located on the island of Manhattan, extending south of Jan Pietersz; its breadth on the east side along the strand of the East River is 3 rods and 4½ feet; in the rear on the west side 3 rods, 4½ feet; its lengths on the south and north sides are each 8 rods, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 12 April 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_0211.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.