This member of the Committee of Safety having been appointed to a foreign mission, reported to Congress before his departure the important services rendered by this agent, and a sum of money was voted as a compensation. When in a secret interview at night he was offered the gold, he declined it with the remark, " that it was not for gold that he had served his country. r- Thus it appears that Bedford did her part in her heroic days.6

A short distance only from the middle Patent road are some singular rocks, one of which from its peculiar shape is called the "Turtle Rock." Looking beneath this curious freak of nature, a beautiful view may be had of the Cohaumag hills, while far off in the West the hill Nonama rises in great splendor. The hilly road West of the village, leading to Mount Kisco, or "Bedford New purchase," passes "Lounsberry Hill" (laid down in General Washington's military map as " Knapp's Hill") the top of which is said to be the highest ground in Westchester County. From the summit of this hill the prospect is uncommonly extensive and

a Heath's Memoirs, pape 274.

b Address of HonWc John Jay, July 7th, 1S76.-- The Recorder, Katonah.

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

open. The whole country looks like a map unfolded to the sight; the innumerable enclosures mark a rich land thriving under the hand of the cultivator.

One of the most prominent objects in the immediate vicinity of Bedford village, is the round hill called Aspetong, celebrated for its beautiful views of the surrounding country; its summit affords a favorite resort for parties during the summer season."