Translation
Patent to George Bacxter
We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to George Bacxter and Ritchert Clof with their associates a certain tract of land located on the south side of Long Island called Canarise with all the marshes thereto belonging, with express condition etc...
Done at New Amsterdam, 21 January 1647.
This tract begins at a certain crosspath from the corner of a marsh, half of which belongs to Wolphert Gerrit; the path leads to Corlaer's Flat and thence E. and N. as far as a fresh water kil runs E. of Canarise, thence straight to the sea.
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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