Bees, in Cumberland County, England, and are descended from Richard del Sandys, who was returned a knight for the shhe in 137 7. 6 Of this family was Comfort

a Situated ln the township of Oyster T!ay.

6 liurke'a Hist, of t^c Commoners of England.

?,6 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

Sands, of Sands Point, Long Island, who " united with his brothers, Richardson and Joshua, in a contract with Robert Morris, to supply the northern army with provisions for 1782."0

Within a few rods from Mr. Sands' late residence stands an old wooden barn, formerly the headquarters of Lieutenant-Colonel Jameson of the Continental army. Here (on the 23d of September, 1780,) the unforunate Andre was delivered up to that officer, with all the papers which had been found upon his person/ " The course pursued by Jameson

COL. JAMESON S HEAD-QUARTERS AT NORTH CASTLE. The building attached to the barn on the left is the one in which Andre was confined.

(observes Mr. Sparks) was extraordinary and inexplicable. On examining the papers, he found them to be in the undisguised hand-writing of General Arnold, with which he was perfectly acquainted Their contents and the manner of their being found was such, as one would think, could not fail to excite suspicion in the most obtuse mind, whatever might be the rank or character of the party concerned "c

" With these papers in his hands, bearing incontestable marks of their origin, and procured in a way that indicated most unequivocally the designs of the person with whom they were found. Jameson resolved to send the prisoner immediately to Arnold ! How far he was influenced by the persuasion or advice of Andre, is uncertain ; but it cannot be doubted, that all the address of the latter was used to advance a purpose, which opened the only possible door for their escape.