Document: Resolution to offer The Old Church in New Amsterdam for sale

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0351b

Description

Resolution to offer for sale the house and lot called The Old Church, situated on the East river, New Amsterdam.

Document Date

1656-04-04

Document Date (Date Type)

1656-04-04

Document Type

Resolution

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Resolution

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Translation

At the session, present: the honorable lord director general Petrus Stuyvesant, the lords councilors, Nicasius de Sille, La Montagne, and Cornelis van Tienhoven.

On Saturday, the 8th of April, it was resolved to sell to the highest bidder the house, lot and buildings thereon named the old church, formerly inhabited by Capt. Nuton, standing and located on the East River near the lane between the lord fiscal Tienhoven’s house and the same, and opposite the house of Sr. Hendrick Kip. Ady ut supra.

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/A1809/NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0351b.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 4, Council Minutes, 1638-1649 (A. Van Laer, Trans.). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1974.

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.