The pamphlets, when received from London, were not publicly distributed, and only a few of them were given to particular individuals. But it soon became knownin the city that -- such a pamphlet existed. I was thena clerk in Smith's office, and wished to procure one of the pamphlets, but all my endeavors were fruitless; and I never got one until some time during the revolutionary war, when I met with one at an auction in New York and purchased it." Hon. Samuel Jones' 'notes on Smith's History of N. Y.in Vol. 8 of N. Y. Hist. Soc. Collections, p. 861. See also a prior letter of his, same Vol. p.349. The pamphlet itself is in Mass. Hist. Soc. Collections, VII., p. 67.

3 Some doubt has been thrown around the precise date of his death. Dunlap. places it in 1759, and some other writers have followed him. But the council minutes, (XXV., 816,) and the newspapers of the day, agreeing with family tradition, fix it, beyond cavil, as stated in the text

HON. JAMES DE LANCEY. 1055

The next evening the funeral took place with great pomp; the Rey. Mr. Barclay performed the solemn services in Trinity chureh, which was illuminated for the occasion, after which the body was deposited in the family vault beneath the centre aisle of that edifice.!

The death of Lieut. Governor De Lancey was deeply felt and Jamented by the people of the colony as he was universally beloved and highly esteemed. 'To do ample justice," says one of the newspapers of the day, "to this eminent character, so suddenly taken from us, is what the world will hardly expect, or his distinguished accomplishments, indeed, permit. He enjoyed a quick conception, a deep penetration, a clear judgment and a retentive memory. His natural talents, heightened and improved by his attainments in literature, and an intimate acquaintance with mankind, made him an agreeable and instructive companion to those who were honored with his conversation ; and qualified him to fill the most important offices with uncommon dignity and lustre.