Translation
Patent to Jan West
Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Jan West a parcel of land located at Mespath on Long Island on the west northwest side of Robbert Jackson, being a wagon path between them; on east southeast side of Samuel Too; on the south southwest side of the Company's woods, being the boundary line between both Samuel Too and Robbert Jackson north east and north by east; in length 160 rods; in breadth 80 rods; containing 21 morgens, 200 rods; also, a small piece of marshland adjoining the arable land, containing one morgen, 300 rods; and also, another piece of marshland on the south side of Long Island on the east northeast side of Robbert Jackson, on the west southwest side of Tomas Riet, with the boundary line on both sides southeast by east; in breadth 20 rods; containing 3 morgens, 500 rods, with the express conditions, etc...
Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 17 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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