The grant, which was dated 27 May, 1640, comprised "a certain piece of land upon the Long Island near Marechkawingh about Werpos, reaching in breadth from the kil and valley that come from Gowanes N. W. by N. and from the strand on the East River S. E. by E., 1700 paces of three feet each, and in length from the head of the aforesaid kil N.

E. by E., and S. W. by W. to the Red Hook, under the express condition that if the savages shall voluntarily give up the maize land in the aforesaid piece, Fredrick Lub- INDIAN PATHS bersen shall be allowed to enter upon it in the width and extent of it." This maize-land, a native corn-field, is stated by Teunis G. Bergen27 to have extended along the east side of Court street, between Atlantic avenue and Baltic street.

It was doubtless bounded on the westerly side by the trail that later became Red Hook lane, which made a sharp bend at Pacific street probably around the corner of the maize-field.