Document: Patent of Harry Breser for land on the shore of the East river

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Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0112

Description

Patent. Harry Breser; 16 morgens, 486 rods of land on the shore of the East river, adjoining Claes Dircksen, the ferryman, and running through the maize land to the valley (Brooklyn).

Document Date

1645-09-04

Document Date (Date Type)

1645-09-04

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Herry Breser a piece of land lying on the East River between the land of Cornelis Dircksz, the Ferryman, S. by E. from the strand up 132 rods, E. a little S. 45 rods to the maize land, then through the maize land to the marsh 109 rods, along the marsh N. E. by N. 20 rods, then again towards the woods next to Jan Detten's land W. N. W. to the woods and through them next to Frerick Lubbersz' to the East River N. by W. 120 rods, along the shore to the place of beginning 56 rods; containing 16 morgens 468 rods, with express condition and stipulation etc...

Done in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 4 September 1645.

References

From the collections of the New York State Archives, Albany, New York. https://www.archives.nysed.gov/

Translation link see: http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1880/NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0112.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Gehring, C. trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vols. GG, HH & II, Land Papers, 1630-1664 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1980).

Copyright to the published bound volume is held by the Holland Society of New York.
A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.