Translation
Patent to Claes Carstensz Noorman
We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Claes Carstensz Noorman a piece of land formerly granted to Barent Jansz, deceased; located on the west side of the North River next to Dirck Stratemaker's land; the point extends north north west into the woods along a small stream; the river extends south south east along the marsh to Stratemaker's land; north east by east from Stratemaker's Creek into the woods north north west, all being well marked; containing 50 morgens, with the express conditions etc...
Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 25 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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