So that five of the old townshijis and about a third of a sixth, were Ibrmcd out of the Manor of Cortlandt. The following tabular statements of the valuation of the land in these live and one-third townships, in 1829 and in 1875, the* former about a century and the latter about a century and a half, after the valuation of the Manor as a whole in 1732-33 above given, show in the most striking manner the tremendous increase in value of the Manor between the time of its division

among the ten heirs of Stephanus van Cortlandt and ''he present day. '

Vn/ini/lo)i (if 1829.

Township of Cortbindt, 1505,801

of Yorktown, 499,404

" of Somers, 450.94.j

of North Salem, 244,(5(55

of South Salem, 292,574

" of I'oundridge, \ 55,440

■$2,048,829

, VnliKtfion of 1875. *

Township of Cortlandt, $4,316,150

" Yorktown, 1,258,641

" Somers, 1,402,108

" North Salem, 1,123,500

" " Lewisborough,'' 952,435

" roundridge, i 114,202

$9,167,037

It must be borne in mind, however in comparing these tables of 1829 and 1875, that the valuation of 1732-3 embraced only the divisions of those years

• It is greatly to be regretted that a paiiy s(]ual)l)le about the political patronage in the taking of it, should have prevented the taking of any State Census in 1885, so that a comparison of values up to that year could have been here given. It is, perhaps, fair to say, that, taking one • town with another, an addition often per cent, to the lignres of the