This fine old estate has a long western border on the Hudson, and extends easterly for four or five miles to the village of Fishkill.

For the greater part of this time her husband remained at the country seat in Fishkill, quietly occupied with his books and the care of his estate.

" This proved true; the extensive estate at Fishkill was never confiscated, and its owner was left unmolested.

She sleeps in the cemetery of Pere La Chaise, among monuments inscribed with words strange to her childhood, while he, after surviving her for sixty-three years, yet never forgetting her, is laid in the ancestral burying ground at Fishkill, and the Atlantic ocean rolls between their graves.

Christmas was merry Christmas at the old family mansion in Fishkill.

It distressed him even to tears when, last Christmas, he found that his health did not allow him to make the journey to Fishkill as usual.

On Sunday morning he was alway at the old church in the village of Fishkill, one of the most attentive and devout worshippers there.

The patrimonial mansion at Fishkill had historical associations which must have added to the interest with which our friend regarded it.

"On the arrival of the party, at White Plains, the prisoners were examined privately, one by one, and ordered to be marched to Fishkill, a small village, near the Hudson, about seventy miles from New York.

Crosby underwent an examination alsobut when he came before the committee, they highly commended himtold him that he must go as if a prisoner to Fishkill; but, in a little time, they would provide for his escape.

At some distance from farmer B's, Crosby had ascertained there lived an honest old whig, whom he determined to employ to carry a letter to Mr. Jay, then at Fishkill.

'You had light heels at Fishkill; but, my word for it, you will find them heavy enough after this.'

"The party were soon on their way to Fishkill, where they arrived in the course of an hour or two, and lodged their prisoners in the old Dutch church.

He greatly wished for an interview with the Committee of Safety; but the attempt he found would be hazardous, until the troops in the immediate neighbourhood of Fishkill should be sent on some expedition, at a distance.

"'Perhaps notbut I am sure you were not long since at Fishkill?

"The horse was brought out accordingly, and Crosby was soon on his way to Fishkill.

There is every variety of surface, plain, hill, dale, glens, running streams and fine forest, and every variety of different prospect; the Fishkill Mountains towards the south and the Catskills towards the north; the Hudson with its varieties of river craft, steamboats of all kinds, sloops, etc., constantly showing a varied scene.

" "Fishkill, State of N. York, "Jan. 20, 1777.

Doctor had not the pleasure of seeing either of the gentlemen, as he was gone to Fishkill to oversee the inoculation of the troops, which was a very great disappointment.

* "Fishkill, October 21, 1779.

One principal reason of my declining the General's invitation to dinner was my impatience to return to Fishkill, that I might receive a letter from you.

"MY DEAR POLLY, "I wrote you from Fishkill the day before I left it, and shall put this into the office here for the post to take as he comes along.

On Friday, towards evening, we left Fishkill.

More sinister still were the rumors from the British armies: Burgoyne was marching on Albany from the north with the finest train of artillery ever seen in America; St. Leger was moving from the west; McDonald had started already, flinging out his Indian scouts as far as Perth and Broadalbin, and Sir Henry Clinton had gathered a great army at New York and was preparing to sweep the Hudson Valley from Fishkill to Albany.

At Fishkill Village we saved a few miles and some bad road by continuing on to Poughkeepsie by the inland road instead of going down to the Landing.