He publislied a history of New York, which was continued by his son William."<i .

a ♦'TtiH eloquent man," alluiUnp to Judjre Pmlth, "havin;? been an adherent to theroya; cause in the Kovol'inon, toft The city of istw York in 17^:;, with the British troops, anrt waj after-ftMrrls rowar^U 1! bv bis sovoreitra with 11 bigU judici.iry utlice at Qutbec. Ju^iit'.' f-isilth. a^thou?^. tUnri rfmnv.d' from the pUice of liis ori^riii, always couteQipiiitttl the xioiitii'sof !» iii'.tive couutrv wi;li ii-culiar solicituUL-. Cue oveuinp:, m the year ITS'j, when Ui: Mitchell was iu Quebec, an''^ ixn^ii'.tr the evenicif ut the chief ju.stice's house, the leading subject of convers.-itiou wcis the new Feileral coustttutioa, then nurter the consideration of the States, ou the recotuiaetiilatiDU of the Coiivt-ntion which sat tit ThiLidelphia iii ITsr. Mr. Smith, who h:ui been somewhat indi-ti'jsecl for sevi-nil davs, retirfl to his chamber with :Mr. Grant, one of the members of the I,ejrislative council, at ati earlv hour. In a short time ]Mr. < iraut invited Dr. Mitchell, in Mr. Hiaitii 3 n.iuie, to wait from the parlor into Mr. Smith's study, and si: with thetn. Mr. Mitchell was conducted to a sofa, and seated besid" the * hief .Justic, before wh'Mii on tt table was a. larjje buudle of papers. Mr. Smith resumed the subject of American politics. Bad noticed his papi-rs. Afl-T searching aiuunc: them a wlui", he unfolded a ct-r lin one. which he .«ai:l wa^ written ai)out thetime the colonial commoiiocs trrew violent. t;i ]''■'• : »'>;' contained a plan or system of tjoverniuent, stetchod out by himself then, and whieh near.> resembl-jil the cons-itution atterwanis propose! bv the Federd Convention of the l i;i:ecl States. He then r-.-ad the conttnts. The pi.-ce was loU'^ and eiub .rate, and written wlih inucQ beautv and tpint. 'T his, sir,' said he. after tinishinp it, • i.s a copy <if a letter, which I sen: .o a member of coujrrf >s in 177.'), who was an intimate friend of (Ji-neral W rtshinc;con. i ou may trace to this .»; mre.Mhe si-iiriui"nts in f;ivorof is, more entr;,'ic Roverimu-nt for your cunrr.*. contained ia th-.- o-Maaiund'T-ia-ehi-C-. ciicilar U-itirs; atid from this, there can be tu ii.'U-'v. that the c;liz;ns of all tiie Sr.ites <Ierive thtir leadin<r traits for your uew form of jr 'Vtra- Ilieut.'"-- i/jj-t.-iru Habine'i Btojmphical :SkcCchcs of Sv-.iTican LuyalUU.