Translation
Patent to Hans Hansz
We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Hans Hansz a piece of land located upon Long Island at Jorse Rapalye's creek; stretching from his house N. E. by E. to Lambert Huybertsz' plantation; then along Jan d'Sweet's creek following the old marks to the Kil of Mespachtes along the thicket; then it divides the land of Dirck Volckertsz, which he bought from Wilcock, and divides Herry Satly's land; containing 200 morgens, with the express conditions etc...
Done at Fort Amsterdam, 30 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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