Translation
Patent to Abraham Plank and three others
We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Abraham Plank, Symon Root, Jan Andriesz and Pieter Harmensz that they may settle on the South River of New Netherland and take possession of the lands located on the aforesaid river obliquely opposite to a little island called 't Vogele Sant; of which lands they have permission to take as their property 100 morgens of land to establish there 4 farms or plantations and to cultivate them within a year from date or earlier, if possible, on pain of losing their rights thereto, on condition etc...
Done at Fort Amsterdam. The aforesaid persons were promised that when they in the future required more land than is stated above, it should be granted to them provided that they build dwelling houses on the land, and lose their title to it if they abandon it. 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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