Translation
Patent to Abraham Planck
We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Abraham Planck a certain lot for a house located on the island of Manhattan, bounded on the east by Hendrick Kip and on the west by Pieter van der Linden; it extends in breadth or in front on the south side one and 7/10 rods; in length next to Pieter van der Linden 5 and 2/10 rods; in the rear or on the north side, along Pieter Cornelissen's lot, it is in breadth one and 3/10 rods; its length next to the lot of Hendrick Kip is 5 and 2/10 rods, with the express conditions etc.. .
Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 14 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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