THE TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT.
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manorial residence, "which on account of its great strength and armament was styled ' Castle Philipse.' There the first lord of the manor lived in rugged fuedal style until the lower manor house was built at Yonkers."
In the assize records at Albany, occurs "a pass to Frederick Philipse, to put on board the sloop called ye Cock 250 schepels of wheat, to be carried to Milford Mill to be ground," &c.
" Permit and suffer Frederick Philipse to land on board the sloop ye Cock 250 schepels of wheat, to be carryed to ye mill at Milford for his conveniency of having it ye sooner ground for his occasions, he engaging that the floure and meale thereof shall be brought back to this place. Given under my hand at Fort James, in New Yorke, the 2 2d day of April, 167 1.
To ye officers of ye customs,
or whom else this may concern."
The annexed items are taken from the family ledger of the Philipse's :
1080, John Reyder is debett, iPr Contra is Credytt,
According to accounte de-^| To a house and
lijwered, £3956 : 2 yn I o-q-i . 16 lot yn hollans, £2250
wampum, Com in hoi- f : To som petyoylans, J ans, left yn the
To the Sherryf, a byll of house, 40
Exchange yn hollans, 1500 : --
Apoyt 20 Toyn Sylver, 2290 : 00
payd £5:0:0 Com'r, Hollars, " " 50-- Rest due To me