Translation
Patent to Augustyn Herman
We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Augustyn Herman a small parcel of land located on the island of Manhattan near Fort Amsterdam, bounded on the east by the land of Dirck Cornelisz; extending from the corner of Burger's board fence until the outermost post 16 rods, 9 feet and 7 inches; north along the Company's land 16 rods and 7 feet; west along the Company's land 20 rods; south along Burger's land 16 rods, 4 feet, with the express conditions etc...
Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 15 May 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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