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A Map of Bowery and Petersfield Farm, the Property of Petrus Stuyvesant Esq.

A Map of Bowery and Petersfield Farm, the Property of Petrus Stuyvesant Esq.

[Statue of Petrus Stuyvesant.]

[Statue of Petrus Stuyvesant.]

Triumphal Entry of Gov. Stuyvesant.

Triumphal Entry of Gov. Stuyvesant.

Peter Stuyvesant, the fourth and most famous of the Dutch Governor - Generals was appointed in 1647. It was his lot to be obliged to surrender New Netherland to the English in 1664.

Peter Stuyvesant, the fourth and most famous of the Dutch Governor - Generals was appointed in 1647. It was his lot to be obliged to surrender New Netherland to the English in 1664.

The David Belasco All Star Company in Green Room, Stuyvesant Theatre, New York.

The David Belasco All Star Company in Green Room, Stuyvesant Theatre, New York.

Farm of John Somarindyck, Total Contents 318 Acres

Farm of John Somarindyck, Total Contents 318 Acres

The David Belasco All Star Company in Green Room, Stuyvesant Theatre, New York.

The David Belasco All Star Company in Green Room, Stuyvesant Theatre, New York.

The David Belasco All Star Company in Green Room, Stuyvesant Theatre, New York.

The David Belasco All Star Company in Green Room, Stuyvesant Theatre, New York.

[Lots for sale in the Upper West Side.]

[Lots for sale in the Upper West Side.]

[Property for sale in Hamilton Heights.]

[Property for sale in Hamilton Heights.]

[Plaque for Peter Stuyvesant's pear tree.]

[Plaque for Peter Stuyvesant's pear tree.]

[Lots for sale in the Upper West Side.]

[Lots for sale in the Upper West Side.]

[Lots for sale in the Upper West Side.]

[Lots for sale in the Upper West Side.]

[Elevated view of Stuyvesant Square and surrounding neighborhoods.]

[Elevated view of Stuyvesant Square and surrounding neighborhoods.]

[Ornamentation above the entrance to the Stuyvesant Polyclinic, 137 Second Avenue.]

[Ornamentation above the entrance to the Stuyvesant Polyclinic, 137 Second Avenue.]

[Property for sale in SoHo, the Bronx, and Newark.]

[Property for sale in SoHo, the Bronx, and Newark.]

The Lots of Nos 12 & 15 for Sale by Franklin & Jenkins on Tuesday 6th Jany. 1835.

The Lots of Nos 12 & 15 for Sale by Franklin & Jenkins on Tuesday 6th Jany. 1835.

[Busts of Roman and Greek physicians on the façade of the Stuyvesant Polyclinic, 137 Second Avenue.]

[Busts of Roman and Greek physicians on the façade of the Stuyvesant Polyclinic, 137 Second Avenue.]

Amsterdam in New Netherland The City of the Dutch West India Company

Amsterdam in New Netherland The City of the Dutch West India Company

Boat House on the Bronx River near West Farms Subway Station, New York.

Boat House on the Bronx River near West Farms Subway Station, New York.

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[Declaration of the West India Company acknowledging the sale of the Company's farm on Manhattan Island to Jan Jansz Damen on behalf of Petrus Stuyvesant.]

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Accession number 35.431.1 
Unique identifier MNY48593 
Description The earliest dated document in the Museum records the purchase of property by Governor Peter Stuyvesant, through his agent Jan Jansen Damen, from the Dutch West India Company, March 12th, 1651. This was the company's Bouwerie No. I, where Stuyvesant lived after the English conquest until his death in 1672. This deed gives him title to a dwelling house, barn, barrack, land (about 120 acres), six cows, two horses, and two Negro slaves for the sum of 6400 guilders. 
Dated 1651 
Object Type deed
Physical dimensions H: 12 1/2 in, W: 8 in 
Medium ink, paper (fiber product)
File dimensions 18.3 in × 14.5 in at 300dpi
46.5 cm × 36.9 cm at 300dpi 
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Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
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