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Patent to Jan Andriesen

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Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Jan Andriesen a lot located at Fort Orange across the Bevers Kill and to the north of Jan Tomas; in length it is 10 rods and 5 feet; its breadth is from the river to the road as it is presently situated, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 19 April 1659.

References

Translation: Gehring, C. trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vols. GG, HH & II, Land Papers, 1630-1664 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1980).A complete copy of this publication is available on theĀ New Netherland Institute website.