Translation
Patent to Edwaert Marrel
We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Edwaert Marrel a certain lot for a house and garden located on the island of Manhattan or at the thicket east of the lots of Isaac Allerton and Govert Loockermans and behind the lots of Mr. Poulus and Willem Bredenbent; it extends in breadth or on the west side 5 rods; in length on the north side 14 rods and 5 feet; its breadth on the east side is 14 rods; its length on the south side is 14 rods, 3 feet; amounting in all to 64 rods, 8 feet, with the express conditions etc...
Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 3 November 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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