Translation
Patent to Eduaert Marrel
We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Eduaert Marrel a piece of land lying on the east end of Cornelis Jacobsz' and on the west end of Corlaer's plantation; stretching from the strand up through a marsh, belonging to Cornelis Jacobsz' land, N. by E. 76 rods; from Cornelis's aforesaid to the plantation of Corlaer E. by N. and E. 70 rods; along the clearings of said Corlaer to the strand of the East River S. by W. ½ N. 120 rods; containing 11 morgens 200 rods, with the express condition etc...
Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 22 October 1645.
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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