Conditions and proposals according to which Juriaen Teunisse [Glasemacker] is minded to sell at public sale to the highest bidder his house, lot and garden lying in the village of Beverwyck, to the east on Jochem De Backer and by the seller at present occupied. Firstly, the aforesaid house, lot and garden shall be delivered to the buyer with all that is fast by earth and nailed. Delivery shall be made eight days after old Amsterdam fair day next coming. [This paper is unexecuted and incomplete.] Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, etc., Jacob Vander Coelen, who, in the presence of the afternamed witnesses, declared that he had transferred, granted and made over, as by these presents he does, to and for the behoof of Maercelus Janssen [Van Bommel], inhabitant of said village, his whole credit due by the honorable West India company for wages and subsistence earned in the service of lantspasaet, furthermore by these presents appointing and empowering said Jacob Vandercoelen [Marcelis Janse?] or the lawful holder of this instrument, to ask for, demand and receive the aforesaid moneys at Amsterdam in New Netherland from the Heer treasurer of the honorable West India company at the treasury of the same, and having received the same acquittance to give, which shall be valid as though given by the subscriber himself; and furthermore all things to do and perform to obtain the aforesaid wages and subsistence money, which he, the subscriber, being present could or might do although the matter may require greater and more special authority than stands herein expressed; promising at all times to hold good all that shall be done by virtue of this power under pledge of his person and estate personal and real. Thus done in Fort Orange in presence of Nataniel Pietersen and Wallerom du Mon as witnesses hereto invited on this 29th of June, A.D. 1661. Nattaneiel Petterse. JACOB VANDER COULEN. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Conditions according to which Pieter Adriaensen [Soogemackelyck] is minded to sell at public sale to the highest bidder, his house and lot standing and lying in the village of Beverwyck, to the north Adriaen Janse Van Leyden and to the south Jan Barentsen [Wemp]. Firstly, the house and lot shall at once be delivered to the buyer as it stands with all that is fast by earth and nailed, which house is thirty-seven and a half feet long and twenty-six feet broad and fitly built up with stone on all sides; with the lot attached thereto ten rods long and four rods broad, for which the buyer with the last payment shall receive the patent and a proper conveyance. The payment shall be made in three installments; the first installment within six weeks from this date in good whole merchantable beavers at eight guilders a piece; the second in the month of May, A.D. 1662, in good current see want to be paid at the rate of ixteen guilders the beaver; and the third or last installment on the first of August, A.D. 1662, in good whole merchantable beavers as before. The buyer shall be holden to furnish two sufficient sureties, one for all and each as principals, immediately, to the content of the seller. If the buyer can not furnish said sureties in the time aforesaid the said house and lot shall be offered for sale again at his cost and charge, and whatever less it shall come to be worth he shall be holden to make good, and whatever more it shall become worth he shall enjoy no profit therefrom. The auction fees become a charge to the buyer. After many offers, Philip Pieterse Schuyler remained the last bidder for the sum of one thousand three hundred and six guilders according to the aforesaid conditions, for which the honorable Adriaen Gerritse [Papendorp] and Harmen Vedder offered themselves as sureties and principals for the payment of the aforesaid sum, on pledge of their persons and estates, personal and real, present and future, subjecting themselves to the authority of all laws and judges. Done in Beverwyck on the 15th of September, A.D. 1661. Acknowledged before me, PHILIP PIETERSE SCHUYLER. HARMEN VEDDEREN. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Proposals and conditions on which Pieter Adriaensen [Soogemackelyck] is minded to sell at public sale to the highest bidder his house and lot and garden, lying in the colonie Rensselaerswyck and at present inhabited by him. Firstly, the aforesaid house lot and garden as it stands and lies in fence shall be delivered to the buyer with all that is fast by earth and nailed, except the fruit trees which are therein, free and unincumbered without any claim standing against the same save the lord's right. Delivery shall be made on the first day of May, A.D. 1662. [This paper is incomplete and unexecuted]. * * Conditions on which Marcellus Janssen [Van Bommel] is minded to sell at public sale to the highest bidder, his house and lot as it is at present occupied by the seller with all that is fast by earth and nailed. Firstly, the aforesaid house shall be delivered to the buyer with the lot as it is at present occupied by him and stands in fence according to the patent thereof. The delivery of the aforesaid house and lot shall be made on the first of May, A.D. 1662, with a conveyance of the same. Payment shall he make in good whole merchantable beaver skins in three installments, the first on the first of June, A.D. 1662, the second one year after date on the first of June, A.D. 1663, and the third one year after the second installment being on the first of June, A.D. 1664. With the last payment the patent shall be delivered. The buyer shall be holden to furnish two sufficient sureties one for all and each as principals, immediately, to the content of the seller. If the buyer can not furnish said sureties then the aforesaid house and lot shall be offered again for sale, and whatever less it comes to be worth he shall be holden to make good, and what more it becomes worth he shall derive no profit therefrom. The auction fees become a charge to the buyer. On the above standing conditions Asser Levy remained the last bidder for the sum of one thousand seven hundred and nine guilders, for which the honorable Johan Verbeeck and Jochim Wesselse [Backer] offered themselves as sureties and principals for the payment of the aforesaid sum, on pledge of their persons and estates, personal and real, present and future. Done in Fort Orange this 15th of July, 1661. ASSER LEEVI. JAN VERBEECK. Acknowledged before me, LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, etc., Henderick Jochemsen, burgher and inhabitant of the village of Beverwyck, who declares in the presence of the honorable Frans Barentsen Pastoor and Adriaen Gerritsen [Papendorp] commissaries etc., that he had granted and transferred as by these presents he does grant and transfer in real and actual possession to the behoof of Captain Abraham Staets also burgher and inhabitant of the same place his heirs or assigns, his house and lot without Fort Orange according to the patent, and act of concession for a certain parcel [of ground] to said lot annexed, for a certain sum for which he the grantor, acknowledges that he has had payment and satisfaction, promising to free said house and lot from all actions and claims on pledge of his person and estate personal and real, present and future, and submitting himself to all laws and judges. Thus done in Fort Orange the 20th of July, A.D. 1661. Frans Barentse Pastoor. Acknowledged before me, HENDRICK JOCHEMSE. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Proposals and conditions on which Cornelis Vosch proposes to sell at public sale to the highest bidder, his house and lot standing and lying in the village of Beverwyck, to the east Daniel Verveelen. Firstly, the aforesaid house shall be delivered to the buyer with all that is fast by earth and nailed, except the little leanto on the east side of said house, with the chimney and oven which thereto belongs; the house is five and twenty feet long and eighteen feet broad, and if it happens that the buyer comes to repair or remove the house or replace it by another, he shall be holden to leave a proper drip for both this and Daniel Verveelen's house; the lot that shall be delivered to the buyer is altogether nine rods long, breadth in the rear on the kil seventeen feet and a half, in front as broad as the aforesaid house, together with an alley of three and a half feet. [This paper is incomplete and unexecuted]. Proposals and conditions on which Cornelis Vosch proposes to sell at public sale to the highest bidder his lot lying in the village of Beverwyck 1 Henderick Jochemsen was a citizen of Beverwyck in 1654, the following year he kept a public house and was lieutenant of the burgher company.- Deeds 11, 63, 104. Dutch Manuscripts, XVI, 103. next to his house. Firstly, the aforesaid lot shall be delivered to the buyer in length nine rods, breadth in front on the road three and twenty feet and in the rear on the kil six and thirty feet. The lot aforesaid shall be delivered to the buyer on the first of May, A.D. 1662. [This paper is incomplete and unexecuted]. Proposals and conditions on which Henderick Jochemsen proposes to sell to the highest bidder at public sale his house and lot lying in the colonie Rensselaerswyck. Firstly, the aforesaid house and lot shall be delivered to the buyer with all that is fast by earth and nailed, and the lot as it lies in fence. [Incomplete]. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne in the service of the Privileged West India Company, by the director general and council of New Netherland admitted vice director and clerk (commies) at Fort Orange and village of Beverwyck, certain sachems (oversten) of the Mohawks' land named Cantuquo, Sonareetse, Aiadne, Sodachdrasse, owners of a certain piece of land named in Dutch the Great Flat and lying behind Fort Orange, between the same and the Mohawks' lands, who declare that they have granted and transferred as by these presents they do grant and transfer, in real and actual possession and ownership to the behoof of Mr. Arent Van Corlaer, the said piece of land or Great Flat by the Indians named Schonowe, in its compass and circumference with its woods and kils, for a certain number of cargoes, for which the grantors acknowledge they have had satisfaction, renouncing henceforth and forever all ownership and pretensions, which they to said pieces of land heretofore have had, and promising to free it from all pretensions which the other Indians may have. Done in Fort Orange, the 27th of July, A. D. 1661, in presence of Marten Mouris and Willem Montagne, hereto invitted. The following paper is the first conveyance of the land on which Schenectady stands and of the Bouwland lying west of the city. Arent Van Curler was the leader of the little company who settled there the following year. Marten Mouris was a half breed and brother of Jacques Cornelise Van Slyck, He gave name to the great island, 17ing west of Schenectady in the Mohawk river, called "Marten's island." Jacques was owner of one half of it. On this day, date underwritten, in the presence of the afternamed witnesses, Abraham Staets purchased at public sale from Pieter Jacobsen Bosboom,1 a brick kiln (steen backery) excepting the bricks (steenen) which are now therein, with the lot belonging thereto of such magnitude as the patent mentions, for the sum of three hundred and fifty guilders in good current seewant to be paid in two installments; the first within one month from date, and the other on the first of May, A.D. 1662; meanwhile the buyer remains holden to provide for the auction fees and pay to the vendue master a stuiver for every guilder, on pledge of his person and estate, personal and real, present and future, subjecting himself to the force of all laws and judges. Done in Beverwyck, this 28th day of July, A.D. 1662. ABRAM STAES. Ludovicus Cobes, witness. Johannes Provoost, witness. Acknowledged before me, LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., in the presence of the honorable Abraham Staets and Adriaen Gerritsen [Papendorp,] commissaries, etc., Mr. Jan Verbeeck, old commissary, who acknowledges that he is well, truly and honestly indebted to Mr. Jan Bastiaensen Gudsenhoven in the sum of four hundred and sixty-two guilders and seven stuivers, growing out of bills of goods and merchandise, which he during the time of three or four years has received to his content, which aforesaid sum of four hundred and sixty-two guilders and seven stuivers, he, the subscriber, promises to pay to the aforesaid Jan Bastiaensen or his attorney, in good whole merchantable beaver skins at eight guilders a piece, at the furthest in the time of one year from this date punctually without longer delay, therefor pledging his person and estate, personal and real, present and future, nothing excepted, specially mortgaging his new house and lot annexed, standing and lying in the village of Beverwyck and by the mortgagor occupied, as a fast pledge to secure the payment if need be of the aforesaid sum of four hundred and sixty-two guilders and seven stuivers, without loss and cost, all on pledge as before and submitting himself to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange, this 30th of July, A.D. 1661. Abram Staes. Adriaen Gerretsen. Acknowledged before me, JAN VERBEECK. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, etc., in the presence of the honorable Rutger Jacobsen and Evert Janssen Wendel, commissaries, etc., the honorable Leendert Philipsen [Conyn] inhabitant of the aforesaid village, who acknowledges that he is well, truly and honestly indebted to Mr. Jan Bastiaensen Van Gudsenhooven in the sum of one thousand one hundred and thirty-seven guilders and eight stuivers, growing out of invoices of goods and merchandise, which he to his content and satisfaction has received, which aforesaid sum of one thousand one 1 This Steenbacker was one of the early settlers of Schenectady, |