Translation
Patent to Sybolt Claesz
We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Sybolt Claesz a certain lot for a house and garden located on the island of Manhattan along the public highway, bounded on the south side by Cornelis Groesen and on the north side by Pieter Colet, deceased; its breadth along the public road is 4 rods long until the post and rail fence of Jan Damen; its breadth in the rear is 4 rods, 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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