Translation
Patent to Cornelis van Tienhoven
We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary here, a piece of land located in the allotment of Breukelen, formerly called Marechkawick, on Long Island, of the same extent as it was surveyed by the surveyor Andries Hudden for Jan Aertsz van Utrecht according to his book; which Jan Aertsz having failed to improve his land pursuant to the laws, we have given his lot to the said Tienhoven, with the express conditions etc...
Done at Fort Amsterdam, 15 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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