Translation
Patent to Pieter Wolphersz
We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Pieter Wolphersz a certain lot for a house and garden located on the island of Manhattan between the lots of Olof Stevensz and the aforesaid Pieter Wolphersz; its breadth on the road is 4 rods; its length next to Olof Stevensz' lot is 10 rods; its length next to Pieter's lot is 10 rods; amounting in all to 41½ rods, with the express conditions etc...
Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 17 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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