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Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Jacob Crabbe a plantation located below Fort Casemier on the South River of New Netherland between the first marsh and the land of Jan Picolet, running from the land of the aforesaid Picolet along the river to the furthest point of land called the Steenbacker's Hook and then to a point of the marsh, extending about northwest and southeast by south from each other (the marsh being included and laid out with this land, containing 4 morgens and 130 rods) west by south ½ point south 75 rods; then along the marsh north east 50 rods; north northeast 10 rods; north northwest 50 rods; west northwest 10 rods; southwest by south 25 rods; northwest ½ point west 15 rods; north by west 15 rods; further into the woods northwest by west 75 rods until the plantation of Ritsert Schot back into the woods northeast by east 70 rods along the plantation; southeast by south 110 rods; further along the land of the aforesaid Picolet until the point of departure; amounting in all to 12 morgens, 130 rods for the firm land, and the marsh as above 4 morgens, 130 rods; altogether, marsh and firm land, 16 morgens and 250 rods, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 30 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 the New Netherland Institute website.