Document: Order granting Jacob Corlear a piece of land in Midwout

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1809-78_V05_0073a

Description

Order. Granting Jacob Corlear a piece of land in Midwout, on condition that he cultivate it.

Document Date

1652-10-07

Document Date (Date Type)

1652-10-07

Document Type

Order

Minutes

Document Type Unlinked

Order

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Translation

[ First several lines are lost. ]

Jacob Steendam, plaintiff, against the aforesaid [ ] ; [ ] defaults.

Fiscal Tienhoven, plaintiff, against Jan Peeck; the plaintiff requests payment from [ ] .

Michiel Jansen, plaintiff, against Cozyn Gerrittsen; director and councillors order and grant Cosyn Gerrittsen to be allowed to measure Michiel Jansen's land at his own cost.

Upon the petition of Jacob Corlaer, requesting a piece of land in the village of Midwout. The director and councillors grant him the piece of land in Middewout, under the condition that he improve, cultivate and work the same as others have done there.

Upon the petition of Potter and Schelluyne: this was placed in the hands of the fiscal, as plaintiff, in order to have it copied as soon as possible and to deliver to the petitioners authentic copies of the pieces which are present.

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_V05_0073a.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.