LOT #47001 |
Sold on Nov 12, 2020 for: Sign-in
or Join (free & quick)
Peter Stuyvesant Land Grant Signed ...
Click the image to load the highest resolution version.
Description
Peter Stuyvesant Confirms a Manhattan Land Grant Only Three Months Before Handing Over "Niew Amsterdam" to the British
Peter Stuyvesant Land Grant Signed "P Stuyvesant."
One page, 16.5" x 13", New York; May 16, 1664. Stuyvesant grants
land to Daniel Terneur on the "island of Manhattans about the
Town of new Harlem... Lying against the Land of Jochim Pieterse...
also three parcels at Van Ceulen's Hoeck." In turn, Terneur
agreed to pay his taxes and otherwise "obey their Patrons as
good inhabitants are in duty bound to do." Countersigned by
Cornelius Van Ruyven and with a large embossed beaver seal
(the symbol of the New Netherland) affixed at the lower margin. The
document has been mounted and framed to the overall size of 26.25"
x 26".Three months later, on September 8, 1664, the inhabitants of New Amsterdam chose British rule when they refused to defend the colony ruled by their draconian Dutch Governor Peter Stuyvesant. He was forced to surrender the city to the British forces.
Condition: Flattened folds and light toning. Foxing throughout. Separations at the folds have been repaired on verso. Light chipping to edges. Staining in three spots at left from possibly a red wax seal.
Auction Info
2020 November 12 Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction - Dallas #6228 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
November, 2020
12th
Thursday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 3
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
Page Views: 1,622
Buyer's Premium per Lot:
25% on the first $300,000 (minimum $49), plus 20% of any amount between $300,000 and $3,000,000, plus 12.5% of any amount over $3,000,000 per lot.
Shipping, Taxes, Terms and Bidding
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms
Important information concerning Sales Tax and Resale Certificates. Learn More
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms