Document: Patent of Abraham Clock for a lot in New Amsterdam

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0044

Description

Patent. Abraham Clock; lot near the Strand adjoining Richard Smith, New Amsterdam.

Document Date

1655-08-26

Document Date (Date Type)

1655-08-26

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted unto Abraham Clock a lot lying within this city on the east side of the lot of Richerd Smith and on the west side of the path which Burger Joris uses to go to the shore; beginning at the boundary of Richerd Smith's lot at the shore its length is 4½ rods; then easterly to the path of Burger Joris its breadth is 4 rods; from there to the street or road its length is 4½ rods; and then its breadth along the said street to the boundary line of Ritcherd Smith's lot is 4 rods, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 26 August 1655.

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_VHHpt2_0044.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.