Translation
Patent to Peter Cornelisz
We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Peter Cornelisz, carpenter, a piece of land lying at Marechkawick, maize as well as woodland, stretching northward to Cornelis Dircksz, the ferryman, and southeast to Joris Dircksen's; it goes along the said ferryman's from the marsh through the maize and woodland to the bounds of Claes Cornelisz W. by N. and W. N. W. between both 172 rods, back in the woods along the ditch of Andries Hudde S. by W. 138 rods further E. S. E. and S. E. by E. between both 31 rods, along the said Joris's land through the wood and maize land to the marsh E. N. E. and N. E. by E. 178 rods, along the marsh 25 rods to the of beginning; containing 27 morgens 319 rods, with the express condition and stipulation etc...
Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 8 February 1646.
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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