Translation
Patent to Lammert van Valckenborch
We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Lammert van Valckenborch a certain lot for a house and garden located south of the fort and bounded on the east end by the lot of Jan Evertsz; it extends along the road or on the east side 9 rods, one foot; on the south side in front of the house one rod, 3 feet; on the west side next to the lot of Jan Evertsz 8 rods, 9 feet; on the north side towards the fort one rod, 3 feet; amounting in all to 11 rods, 7 feet, with the express conditions etc...
Done in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 16 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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