Translation
Patent to Claes van Elslant
We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Claes van Elslant a certain piece of land located on the island of Manhattan on the east end of the lands of Cornelis Claesz; it extends from the land of Cornelis Jacobsz until the wagon road north by east 80 rods; along the wagon road east ½ point northerly 76 rods; further south by east ½ point easterly 90 rods; further west ½ point southerly until the boundary marker of Eduaert Marrel 52 rods; further along the boundary until the land of the aforesaid Cornelis Claesz 42 rods, west a little northerly, being the place of beginning; amounting in all to 12 morgens, 152 rods, with the express conditions etc...
Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 13 March 1647.
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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