Document: Deed from Symon Joosten to Augustyn Herrman of a lot on the east side of the Kolck in exchange for a lot in the rear of Burger Jorissen's lot

Before me, Jacob Kip, in the absence of the secretary appointed by the honorable director general and council of New Netherland, appeared Mr. Augustyn Heermans and Symon Joosten, who declared that they had agreed and contracted about the purchase of a certain parcel of land situated on the east side of the Kolck of the Varsch Water, belonging to him, Symon Joosten, according to the patent and the agreement and the deed thereof, as follows:

Symon Joosten hereby sells and conveys to the said Mr. Augustyn Heermans the said parcel of land as, according to the patent dated the 14th of July A° 1645, it was granted by the Hon. Director Kieft for the behoof of Paulo d'Angola, formerly Negro of Capt. d'Vries, in exchange for a lot situated in the rear of Borger Jorisen's lot, or thereabout, which is to be fifty land feet[1] wide and one hundred land feet long, as nearly as in surveying the lot it can be arranged, when the said Mr. Augustyn Heerman shall give him, Symon Joosten, a proper deed and conveyance thereof He, Symon Joosten, therefore declares that he conveys the aforesaid parcel of land to the said Mr. Augustyn Heerman and his successors in true, free, rightful and perpetual ownership, renouncing all right, title and interest therein and placing the said Mr. Augustyn Heerman in his estate and real and actual possession of the said land, with guaranty to free the same from all trouble and claims which may be made to it by any one. Therefore, the parties promise to hold this their agreement and conveyance firm, binding and inviolable, under obligation as by law provided. In testimony whereof this is signed by the parties respectively with the witnesses, this 31st of March A°. 1651, New Amsterdam.

Augustin Herrman
Symon Joosten
Pieter Stoutenburch
Jacob Jansen Huys
Jacob Kip