Translation
Patent to Jan Jansz Damen
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We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Jan Jansz Damen a certain piece of land located on the island of Manhattan known by the name of the Calckhoeck, previously farmed by the aforesaid Jan Damen 10 years ago; containing according to the surveyor's map 20 morgens, 386 rods, with the express conditions etc...
Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 15 March 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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