Holding Institution
Document ID
NYSA_12943-78_V02_p126-127
Description
Confirmation by the New York provincial government of an original Dutch letters patent that was issued on December 12, 1644 to Groot Manuel, a Black man, for land in Manhattan. Groot was also known as Manuel Groot or Big Manuel.
Document Date
1667-10-19
Document Date (Date Type)
1667-10-19
Document Type Unlinked
patent, letters
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