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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I

Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848. 290 words

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quently removed to Nortk Castle. On the 16th of October, 1790, Thomas Sands (son of Caleb) purchased of William Latting and Sarah his wife, " one hundred and twenty acres of land and all the buildings and inills on the same, which said land and mills are situated in the town of North Castle," &c. The Sands family were originally seated at St. Bees, in Cumberland county, England, and are descended from Richard del Sandys, who was returned a knight for the shire in I377.a. Of this family was Comfort 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."'^

(Colonel Jameson's head-quarters at North Castle The building attached to the barn on the left is thy one ia which Andre was confined.

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