Translation
Deed of Cornelis Diercksen Hooglant to Cornelis de Potter for land and buildings
Appeared...before us, ... Cornelys Dirrixen Hooghlant, inhabitant of this province at the ferry on Long Island, and declared to have conveyed to Cornelys de Potter some buildings and a piece of land containing 2 morgens and 67½ rods; extending along the wagon road, whereof the perpendicular is 65 rods and the base is 39 rods; and that by virtue of a patent granted to him by the director-general and council of New Netherland, dated 28 April 1643 etc.
Done in council, 3 December 1652. Coernelis Diercksz Hoochlandt, La Montagne, Brian Newton.
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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