merely incidental allusions, left among the well-concealed records of those times, to say nothing of those more startling evidences which went, unrecorded, into the graves of those who had been thus plundered and outraged, when the latter were carried to their last earthly homes, to show that the Drakes and the Thomases, the Odells and the Martlings, the Lockwoods and the Dutchers, and those who were associated with them, " patriotically " supporting what was called " the glorious cause of Liberty," were experts in ruthless barbarism, and entirely worthy of thecrowns of infamy which history has awarded to more distinguished, but not more accomplished, inquisitors and despots.

The publication of this barbarous enactment was followed, immediately, by active preparations for persecution, by those, in Westchester-county, who were engaged in promoting the cause of the Rebellion ; and they promptly reported to the Provincial Congress, for what purpose is very evident, the following list of those, in that County, who were especially obnoxious to them : x

" Elijah Purdy, "Gilbert Horton, 9 " Edmond Ward, 10 " Caleb Morgain, 11 " James Hortan, Esq. 12 " William Barker, Esq. 13 " Person Seabury," "Godfrey Haines, added

"on Saturday evening, u

" Jeremiah Travess, Junr,,

" Joshua

" Col. Phillips, 2 " Joseph Harris, " James Harris, " Major Brown's two sons

" Isaac and Josiah that

" lives at home, 3 " Lyon Miller, 4

Bartholomew Hains, 5 Mr. Duncan and Brown

at Marroneck, Capt. Joshua Purdy, 6 Jeremiah Travess, Solomon Fowler,' Joshua Purdy, 8