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This day, the 28^th of March 1651, the honorable Petrus Stuyvesant, director general of New Netherland, and Pieter Stoutenborgh have agreed and contracted about the purchase of a certain plantation called Gregoris' plantation, as follows: Whereas Herry Piers, the former purchaser, remains in default of payment and has this day transferred his right and title [ to the plantation ] with the payments due thereon to Pieter Stoutenborgh and therefore has relinquished all his interest therein, the honorable director, in the name of the honorable Company, sells the said plantation to Pieter Stoutenborgh, according to the patent thereof granted by the honorable Director Kieft, for the sum of three hundred Carolus guilders, which sum Pieter Stoutenborgh promises to pay in three instalments, to wit: one third, being one hundred guilders, in the month of August next; the second instalment in 1652, likewise in August; the third and last instalment A°. 1653, in the month of August; for which he, Pieter Stoutenborgh, binds his person and property and especially the aforesaid plantation, submitting the same to the jurisdiction of all courts. In witness whereof this is signed by the parties respectively, dated as above, New Amsterdam in New Netherland.

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Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 3, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1648-1660 (A. Van Laer, Trans.). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1974.A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.