Translation
Patent to Elbert Elbertsz
Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Elbert Elbertsz a parcel of land located on Long Island below Amesfoort on Baes Jeuriaens's Point, on the southwest side of Roeloff Martensen, on the easterly side of the Company's land, being the boundary marker between Roeloff Martensen and the Company's land; on both sides southeast by south 55 rods in breadth; in length 200 rods; containing 18 morgens, 200 rods; in addition, a protrusion bounded by the marsh containing 2 morgens; altogether 20 morgens and 200 rods.
Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 14 June 1661.
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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