Translation
Patent to Pieter Jansen van Gorcum
We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Pieter Jansen van Gorcum a lot for a house and garden formerly occupied by Gerrit Douman located on the island of Manhattan on the common highway north of the lot of Boy Jansz and west of the lot of Hendrick Jansen Smit; extending along the aforesaid common road 8 rods, 8 feet, 8 inches; on the north end 4 rods, 5 feet, 5 inches; on the east side next to the lot of Hendrick Jansen 10 rods, 2 feet, 5 inches; on the south side next to the lot of Boy Jansz 2 rods, 9 feet; amounting to 35 rods, 6 feet, 9 inches and 2 grains, with the express conditions etc...
Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 8 September 1644.
References
Translation: Gehring, C. trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vols. GG, HH & II, Land Papers, 1630-1664 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1980).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.
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