Document: Patent of Peter Lourensen for a lot near Fort Casimir

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0091

Description

Patent. Peter Lourensen; lot near Fort Casimir, now called New Amstel (New Castle, Del.).

Document Date

1657-09-03

Document Date (Date Type)

1657-09-03

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Pieter Lourensen a lot located on the South River of New Netherland at Fort Casemier, now called New Amstel, northeast of the public highway, being the fourth in number from the fort; it is in breadth in front and rear 62 feet; and in length on both sides 300 feet (Note: the aforesaid lot was granted to the aforesaid Lourensen in the year 1652, but as no patent was then issued thereto, this is now passed to him), with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 3 September 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_0091.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.