New Netherland Council Dutch Colonial Patents and Deeds A1880

Administrative History

On June 24, 1638, the council of New Netherland issued an order allowing private individuals, via the granting of land patents, to possess land "in freehold" as opposed to the previous policy of only granting permission to hold land for cultivation.

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