Other lawyers mentioned between 1778 and 1800 are Nathaniel Lawrence, district attorney in 1796, whose name is not frequently mentioned, however, in the court records ; Cutting, 1785-88 ; Skinner, 1787- 1805; Troup 1787-95 (probably Robert Troup, of New York; he had a good practice in this country); Pierre Van Cortlandt, of the town of Cortlandt, admitted in 1787, but not often in court; Frederick Prevost, 1787 ; John Johnston, 1787; Augustus James, 1787; Ogilvie, 1787-93; Lewis, 1787; Watkins, 1788; Brookholst Livingstone (afterward judge of the Supreme Court), 1788; Adrian Kissam, 1789; Aaron J. Lawrence, 1790; Oliver L. Ker, 1790-93; Read, 1790-94; Thomas Cooper, 1790-98; Josiuh Ogden Hoffman, 1790; Francis Lynch, 1790-94; James Morris, 1791-94; William Wyche, 1793-96; George D. Cooper, 1793-1812; Cadwallader D. Golden, 179 8; James Woods, who had a good practice from 1794 to 1811 ; Charles Thompson, who did a fair legal business from 1794 to 1816; Joseph Constant, 179-3-99; and Benjamin Ferrio, 179-5-1805.
At this i)eriod Aaron Burr frequently had cases in this court, especially between and including the years 1785 and 1794, when he may be said to have been one of the active members of the bar. Alexander Hamilton, his distinguished political opponent, also tried cases in this county about that time, but they were very few in number.
Peter J. Munro was the leading lawyer from 1789 until 1821. He lived in Mamaroneck, but most of his business was done in New York, where he had an office. He was paralyzed for some years before his death, which occurred September 22, 1833, at an advanced age.