Document: Patent of Peter Hermens

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0076b

Description

Patent. Peter Hermens; plantation below Fort Casimir, on the South river, containing 2,023 rods (Delaware).

Document Date

1657-02-24

Document Date (Date Type)

1657-02-24

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Pieter Hermens a plantation lying below Fort Casamier on the South River of New Netherland on the east side of Pieter Lourense and on the west side of Rosier Schot; it is in breadth on the south side 18 rods; and on the north side 13 rods; in length it is 131 rods on the east side and 131 rods on the west side; making altogether 2023 rods, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 29 February 1657.

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_0076b.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.