Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II
Capt Marte gerritse P' Winne P' Bogardus Harme gansevoort Dirk Bensing & Jan Cornelise Vyslaer who were authorized to give there Report whether any oy^ houses ought to be Removed from ye Toune walls, doe say y* ye4 houses of Barent albertse Brat Adrienappel W'" hoffraayer & y® wd^ of Cornelise vanderholve be Removed ye oyf houses may stand till further order, but y* all fences Trees and oy' timber must be Removed 60 paces without ye City stockadoes, & all oy^ things w^ might hinder y® view of ye enemy Item yt ye Curtain must be Repaired by Bennony van Korlaers & by ye May P"" Schuylers.
Orderd y* ye houses of Barent albertse Bradt W™ hoffmayer adriaen appel & y® wid^ of Cornelise vanderholve be pulled doune by y® Companies of Capt Bleeker & Capt Wendel & sett up again within ye Citty on such lotts as shall be appointed for ye same & y* ye quarter of a Compe doe work at a time & so by Turns
'J he Mayr aldermen & Commonality have granted to Adrien a])i)L; 3® Lott between Jurian van hoese & Reynier Schaets for
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his house to be erected there, tliat is to say so much grounile as his house can stand on in front to be on ye Side of Jurian van hoese & for W"* hoofmayer y® Lott Behinde between y® Brew house of Bennony van Corlaer & y® Lott of Reynier Shaets deceased that in so much as y^ s^ house can stand upon in front next to y® Brew house Provided y" Lotts of y® s^ W"" Hoffmayer 8c adriaen appel without y® gate shall for y® future belong to y® Mayr aldermen & Commonality of y« Citty of albany & there successors forever