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Patent to Jacob van der Veer

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Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Jacob van der Veer a lot for a house and garden located at Fort Altenae on the South River of New Netherland; it is in breadth on the street or east side 60 feet; in length along the south side along the plain of the aforesaid fort it is 100 feet; on the west side along the marsh it is 60 feet in breadth; on the north side next to Tomas Bruyn it is 100 feet in length, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 8 April 1661.

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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.