[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] " We, William Kieft, director general, and the council, in behalf of their high mighty lords, the States General of the United Netherlands, his highness the Prince of Orange, and the noble lords, the managers of the General In-corporated West India Company in New Netherlands residing, by these pre-sents, do publish and declare that we, on this day the date underwritten, have given a:nd granted unto Jan Throckmorton a piece of land, (being a portion of Vredeland,) containing as follows, along the East river of New Netherlands, extending from the point half a mile, which piece of land aforesaid is sur-rounded on one side by a little river, and on the other side by a great hill, which river and hill on high water running, meet each other, surround the said land, as vi'ill more clearly appear by a map of the same which lias been made and marked off by the surveyor, with the express conditions and terms that the said Jan Throckmorton, or they who by virtue of tiiese presents shall