Translation
Patent to Cornelis Claesz Swits
We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Cornelis Claesz Swits a piece of land called the Bowery No. 5 located on the north end of Cornelis Jacobsz' land or the Bowery No. 6; it extends along the aforesaid land east a little south 242 rods; and further north by north east 68 rods till the farm called Pannebacker's Bowery; then along the aforesaid farm west and west by north 230 rods; further on south south west till the wagon road 60 rods; amounting in all to 25 morgens, 296 rods, with the express conditions etc...
Done at Fort Amsterdam, 13 December 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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