Translation
Patent to Lleven Jansen
Petrus Stuyvesant, on the behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted unto Lieven Jansen a piece of land lying on Long Island, beyond Hellgate; extending on the east side of Symon Joosten's land, and on the west side against Juriaen Fradel's land; it extends along the creek or marsh west northwest and east southeast in breadth 50 rods; going into the woods west southwest to the great swamp in length on both sides 300 rods; in the rear in breadth along the said swamp 50 rods; with the express conditions etc...
Done this 26th day of February 1654 in Fort Amsterdam.
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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