1007 133 98. [margin: LABELS 1850.] October 10th Called on Mr. Joseph Gattin, Senr. at 270 Greenwich Street who was too unwell to be seen. On the Revd. G. J. Van Pelt of 71 Hammond Street who was from home. His daughter, Miss Van Pelt, informed me that her father was a nephew of Dr. Wilson, and, as she believed, wrote the obituary article about which I had been enquiring, &c. I left my address with her, &c.

Donald McLean, of 34th. Street between 7th. & 8th. Avenues, 2nd. house from 8th. Avenue in the rear. "I knew Captain James Stuart well about the years 1774, 5, 6, & 7, when I first lived in New York. At that time he kept a grocery store at Whitehall. The way he obtained his com- -mission was this: He appeared before [page break] 134 1008 [margin: LABELS] Congress (either Continental or State - I don't know which) in full highland costume, and holding a broad sword in his hand, addressed that body as follows: "This sword was carried by my father and grand father against the House of Hanover. I will carry it against the same house as long as I live!" The sword in ques- -tion had engraved upon it the various battles in which it had been from in '15, to Culloden in '46. He always wore during the Revolutionary war the Highland dress. I saw him in Fredericksburgh during the war riding in full Gaelic costume on horseback towards Danbury. He was intimate with General and Governor Clinton who used to visit him at his grocery and sit and talk with him! Captain Stuart went once to Governor Clinton's to introduce some of his Scottish friends just over. Governor Clinton among other refreshments produced some whiskey [page break] 1009 137 [margin: LABELS] or brandy, which he poured out and was about to add some water when Stuart inter- -fered, saying, "These, Governor, we all thorough going men; they like purity in all things, and do nothing by halves.