Howard, Actually, it seems like Adam may already have been paying on the property and they made it formal before the last payment was due. How else would you take "on which house and garden Adam shall pay within three months from date twenty-five guilders, which shall be the last payment." Assuming "from date" means 21-Feb-1645 then his final payment of 25 guilders is due 21-May-1645. Steve -----Original Message----- From: dutch-colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dutch-colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Howard Swain Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:21 PM To: dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Purchase vs Patent grant Hi all, Thanks. This brings up the interesting point that he got a house in addition to whatever right he got to the lot. 25 guilders seems to me to be pretty cheap just for the house. Regards, Howard hswain@ix.netcom.com From: "Steve Brewer" <slbrewer@fuse.net> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 5:58 PM Subject: Re: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Purchase vs Patent grant > All, > > I sent this offline to Leslie to look at but here are the details behind > some of the transactions that Howard mentioned. > > Steve > > Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642-1647, Volume II /Translated > and annotated by Arnold J. F. Van Laer; edited with added indexes by > Kenneth Scott and Kenn Stryker-Rodda > > Contract of sale from Hendrick Jansen to Adam Brouwer of a house and > garden on Manhattan Island > > [141c] On this day, date underwritten, Hendrick Jansen from > Jeveren, locksmith, and Adam Brouwer have in love and friendship, in the > presence of the witnesses hereto invited, agreed and contracted about > the purchase of a certain house and lot for a garden situated on the > island of Manhatans, formerly occupied by Jeuriaen Roodolf. Hendrick > Jansen from Jeveren sells the aforesaid house and lot to Adam Brouwer > above mentioned, who also acknowledges that he has bought the same, with > all that is fastened by earth and nail, in true and full ownership, on > which house and garden Adam shall pay within three months from date > twenty-five guilders, which shall be the last payment. In witness and > token of the truth this is signed by the parties and the witnesses > hereto invited, in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 21st of > February 1645. > > This is the AB mark of Adam Brouwer > Heindreick Jansz > Willem Breidenbent > Pauwlus Van der Becke > Acknowledged before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, Secretary ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message