a Monlton's Hist, of N'ew York, p. 271, see note.

o Abrani Planck or Verplanck, was a farmer at Paulus noeck and one of the "Twelve Men" under Oeritom Kieft. in 1641. The "Twelve men "were all Hollanders or emigrants from Holland." lirodhead's Hist, of the State of N. Y., vol. i. p. 317. The late venerable Gulian C. Verplanck of N'ew York who was born Aug. 6, 17SC, and died March IS, 1S70, was of this family.

THE TOWN OF CORTLANDT.

Esq., who married the widow of the late Buckman Verplanck, Esq., is delightfully situated in the midst of the beautiful woodland scenery.

Verplank's Point has ever been admired for the variety and exquisite beautyof its scenery, and in someplaces it is thickly covered with luxuriant woods. The line of the Hudson River Railroad passes through the " Deep-Gut," a singular phenomena, which traverses the neck for some distance.

The village of Verplanck is now laid out in avenues and streets, from Lent's cove on the north to Green's cove on the south, and bounded on the west by the Hudson. Here is a station of the Hudson River Railroad, a convenient steam-boat landing, post-office, taverns, stores and numerous dwelling houses, one Methodist Episcopal church and one Roman Catholic church, besides nine brick yards, three of which are owned by Mr. Rosalie Blakely, and the others by the Hudson River Brick Manufacturing Company, viz : Daniel J. Haight, John Morton, John Candee and Charles Shultz. These nine yards employ about 400 men and manufacture about 375,000 bricks per day, involving an expenditure for labor of about $78,000 for the brick making season of 130 days. A beautiful lake has been erected within the village through the indefatigable exertions of James A. Whitbeck, Esq. The spot occupied by the lake was formerly an unsightly morass, 97 acres in extent, and was overflowed for the purpose not only of beautifying the surrounding country, but also in order to prevent malaria.