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Patent to Pieter Hermens

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Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Pieter Hermens a plantation lying below Fort Casamier on the South River of New Netherland on the east side of Pieter Lourense and on the west side of Rosier Schot; it is in breadth on the south side 18 rods; and on the north side 13 rods; in length it is 131 rods on the east side and 131 rods on the west side; making altogether 2023 rods, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 29 February 1657.

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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 theĀ New Netherland Institute website.