Translation
Patent of Claes Claesen for land on Long Island
Series:
A1880
Scanned Document:
NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0131

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given
and granted to Claes Claesen a parcel of land located on Long Island in the
village of New Utrecht on the northwest side of Jacob Swart, on the southeast
side of Albert Albertsz; the boundary line on both sides northeast a little
easterly 600 rods in length; in breadth 24 rods; containing 24 morgens; a
piece of marshland, marked No. 11, containing 2 morgens, 160 rods; together
with a lot for a house and garden on the northwest side of Teunis Idense,
on the southeast side of Tomas Jansz; it is in breadth 10 rods; in length
30 rods, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 29 January 1664.
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.