Scott was the son of James Scott, whose father, Walter Scott," took an active part in the political drama of 1745, in favor of Prince Charles ; father and son subsequently emigrated to this country, and during the war of the Revolution, distinguished themselves as brave and zealous patriots.

Upon the Flandreau hammocks on the next neck westwardly, is placed the Premium Mill, the property of the late William P. Kellogg, Esq. In this vicinity are the estates of James I. Roosevelt, Esq., (late member of Congress,) now belonging to George E. Vandenburgh, and Mrs. Susan Daubeny ; the latter adjoins the Palmer burying-ground on the west,6 and is now owned by Mr. Meyer.

We have previously shown that the town is well watered by numerous streams, some of which have one or more mills standing on them.

The growth of wood is of the usual various sorts. On the highlands, oak, hickory, walnut and chestnut are the chief. The lower grounds, are covered generally with maple, birch and elm, &c.

The principal minerals of the town, are quartz, drusy, calcedony, agate, and jasper. Serpentine of almost every variety, and cromate of iron; veins of the dolomitic marble, and gneiss also occur in various localities.

a The first Walter of this family was the famous " Auld Wat." the renowned free-booter of the Scottish border. b Near the Palmer burying-ground stood the old Friends meeting house.

THE TOWN

The name of this town denotes its pleasant location upon high hills. Mount Pleasant has been separated from the old town of the same name, and erected into a distinct township ; a both having been formally included in the Manor of Philipsburgh. It is situated six miles north-west of the village of White Plains, distant thirty-three miles from New York, and one hundred and nineteen from Albany ; bounded north by Ossining and New Castle, and east by North Castle, south by Greenburgh, and west by Ossining and the Hudson River.