Translation
Patent to Jan Schaggen
Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Jan S'gaggen (Schaggen) a piece of land on the South River of New Netherland on the first point of land above Fort Casemier, running on the north side from the land previously occupied by Sander Boyer; northeast by east along the river to the marsh 60 rods; then along the edge of the marsh as follows: northwest by north 40 rods; north northwest 65 rods; east by north more east 25 rods; north by west 26 rods; east northeast 30 rods; north 35 rods; north by west 46 rods; west by north more north 128 rods; then from the edge of the marsh into the woods south southeast more south 114 rods; then through the woods to the point of departure; containing altogether about 40 morgens, with the express conditions, etc...
Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 20 June 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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