May G, 1783, Washington and Sir Guy ■ The following entry appears in WashlngCarleton arranged for the evacuation of Amer- ton's •< Accounts with the United States," writ" To Expenditures upon ten in his own hand: lean soil by the British And opposite this point, May 8, 17S3, a Brit- an Interview with Sir Guy Carleton at Orange ish sloop-of-war fired 17 guns in honor of the Town exclusive of what was paid by the ConAmerican commander-in-chief, the first salute tract," etc., £24 9s.

REVOLUTION

The practical outcome of the conference at Tappan was an agreement by Sir Guy Carleton to give up the various outlying posts of New York, and finally New York itself, as soon as convenient. The first step in this direction was taken on the 14th of May, when (says Colonel Varick) Westchester County was surrendered to the State government by the withdrawal of the British garrison from Morrisania. We have not seen this circumstance mentioned in any published work on Westchester County or formal contribution to its history. But though the 14th of May was Evacuation Day for Westchester County, it was not until the 25th of November that the British troofjs in New York City took their farewell. The deportation of the thousands of Tories to Nova Scotia, the West Indies, and Great Britain taxed all the shipping facilities of Sir Guy Carleton until that time. As the great day approached, Washington made his arrangements for taking possession of the city in conjunction with The constituted authorities of the State of New York. lie dispatched from West Point, through our county, a force sufficient for the occupation of Kingsbridge and other outlying posts as they should bo surrendered. And (hen, attended by his staff and joined by Governor Clinton, Lieutenant-Governor Van Cortlandt, and other representatives of the State government, he followed.