Before[1] me, Jacob Hendricksz Kip, appointed by the honorable director and council of New Netherland, appeared, in the absence of the secretary, Aeltie Douwese, widow of Jan Jansz from Ditmersz, assisted by her present bridegroom, Leunis Jorisz vander Veeren, and Gysbert Arentsen from Bullick, with Lowies Papeljon, a native of St. Martin, who declared that they had agreed and contracted together about the purchase of certain lands, to wit: —
Aeltie Douwese, assisted by her present bridegroom above named, sells, by virtue of the patent granted by the honorable director, general and council of New Netherland on the 23d of March 1647 to her above named husband, Jan Jansz, deceased, her farm or plantation situated on Long Island, near the plantation of Pieter Schoorsteenveger,[2] and that as good or bad, as large or small, as it belongs to her, the vendor, according to the patent thereof, under the date aforesaid, to Gysbert Arentsen from Bullick and Lowies Papeljon from St. Martin above mentioned, who also acknowledge that they have purchased the aforesaid farm or plantation for the sum of two hundred and fifty Carolus guilders, payable in three instalments, to wit: one hundred guilders down, one hundred guilders (in current pay) next New Year 1651, and the remaining fifty guilders in June 1651, when the vendor shall be bound to give to the purchasers above mentioned a proper deed of the said land. They, the appearers, declare that they will fulfil this their contract in all its parts, wherefore the vendor, for the delivery, and the purchasers, for the payment thereof, bind their persons and properties, movable and immovable, submitting the same to all courts, tribunals and judges In testimony whereof this is signed by the parties respectively and the witnesses, this 3d of January 1650, on the island of Manhatans in New Netherland.
Aeltie Douwesen
Gysbert Arentnsen
Leunis Jorisen
Lowie Papeljon
A. v Tienh.
Claes van Elslant
Jacob Kip
