Translation
Patent to Pieter Louwerense
Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Pieter Louwerense a plantation located at Fort Casamier on the South River of New Netherland; it is in breadth on the south side 18 rods; and on the north side 13 rods; and in length on the east side next to Cornelis Theunisse 132 rods; and on the west side next to Pieter Harmense 131 rods; making altogether 2038 rods, with the express conditions, etc...
Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 28 February 1657.
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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