Translation
Patent to Joris Homs
We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Joris Homs a certain lot for a house and garden located east of the fort between the Company's brick houses and the fort; on the south end of the lot of Jan Haes its breadth in front on the east side is two rods; its length on the north side is 5 rods, 5 feet; its breadth behind on the side of the fort is 2 rods; its length on the south side is 5 rods, 5 feet; amounting in all to 11 rods, with the express conditions etc...
Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 23 April 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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