In such a work as this, which makes no pretensions except as a narrative history of the county, it is impossible to note, progressively, the names and services of the various incumbents of the many offices, legislative, judicial, county, and local, elected or appointed from time to time. Such an exact record does not come within the scope of a general history. An exhaustive Manual and Civil List of Westchester County has recently been published by Mr. Henry 1 Philip Van Cortlandt was the eldest son of diet Arm. Id for improper conduct in 1779-SO. Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Van Cortlandt. Alluding to this trial he wrote: " Had all the He was born in the City of New York, Sep- court known Arnold's former conduct as well tember 1. 1749, and was brought up at the as myself, ho would have been dismissed from Manor House on the Croton. He was the service." After the war he retired to the graduated from King's (Columbia) College at Manor House at Croton. He served as one an early age. At the breaking out of the of the commissioners of forfeiture, and, as Revolution, Governor Tryon forwarded him a stated above, as representative in congress for major's commission in the British service, sixteen years, finally declining a re-election, which he destroyed. He was appointed He accompanied the Marquis de Lafayette in lieutenant-colonel in the continental army, and his tour of the United States in 1824, and remained in active duty until the end of the entertained him at the Manor House. He died war, retiring with the rank of brigadier-gen- November 21. 1831. oral. He rendered very distinguished services -The Halsey house was owned at that time on many occasions. He was a member of by Colonel V\\ S. Smith, a son-in-law of the military court which tried General Bene- President Adams.