Arthur’s hamlet. For the first few miles, their march was uneventful, but at length they entered a region where they had never been before; where from the number of the roads and the distances of the farmhouses from each…

possessed a stock of the article held it fast, in expectation of a great rise in its value. This led to female insurrection in several of the counties that bordered upon the Hudson River. Storehouses containing the coveted Bohea, at…

the only kind of tea in general use, were besieged by thirsty housewives, sometimes for several days in succession, and for the most part successfully; the owners being at length compelled to sell by retail at reasonable prices. It was…

in consequence of the revolutionary troubles, to break up his establishment and remove to a sequestered place in Westchester County, on the borders of the town now known as New Castle. He brought with him some articles of merchandise, part…

possession sundry chests of the delectable leaf. But by some means, it became whispered about that such was the case. This news was carried from farmhouse to farmhouse, until at length it reached the good housewives along the manor lands…

and unable to proceed with any certainty. In this state of perplexity, they pulled up at a place where the road forked, and awaited the approach of someone who might point out the proper route. Presently, a mounted traveler was…

been refused admittance and set at defiance, proposed a parley, whereupon an upper window was opened. A demand for a box of tea (with promise of future compensation) was rejected. A similar requisition (upon payment of a just and proper…

after the Battle of White Plains that the excursion commonly called “The Westchester Tea-Party” took place. During the previous summer, a man whose name was John Arthur, who for some time had kept a grocery store in the City…

tale, who, when he had smelled the blood of an Englishman, gave way to his cannibal instincts and resolved to have some; so the dames of Philipse’s Manor, when in dreams they had scented the treasure in their vicinity…

short distance, and after having carefully indicated the most circuitous of all the routes that led to his domicile, he himself took the shortest direction back, in order to put his castle into a posture of defense. This he was…

Detail from the Town of Cortlandt map from Atlas of New York and vicinity … by F.W. Beers, published by Beers, Ellis & Soule, New York, 1868. The entire atlas is available online at David Rumsey . Share this: Print (Opens in…

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Arthur’s hamlet. For the first few miles, their march was uneventful, but at length they entered a region where they had never been before; where from the number of the roads and the distances of the farmhouses from each…

day; they fancied its fragrance during the visions of the night. The tea was within their reach and not many miles distant. Daughters of Eve as they were, the time soon came when they could no longer resist the temptation…

fate would have it, it was Arthur himself; a short time previous he had taken his departure from home on a journey. He came up, and his surprise at the appearance of the cavalcade grew into astonishment when the captain…

the way that most directly led to John Arthur’s habitation. Arthur was a wary man, seldom off guard; before he gave the tea-hunters a direct answer, he had the circumspection to draw from them the object of their…

after the Battle of White Plains that the excursion commonly called “The Westchester Tea-Party” took place. During the previous summer, a man whose name was John Arthur, who for some time had kept a grocery store in the City…

tale, who, when he had smelled the blood of an Englishman, gave way to his cannibal instincts and resolved to have some; so the dames of Philipse’s Manor, when in dreams they had scented the treasure in their vicinity…

short distance, and after having carefully indicated the most circuitous of all the routes that led to his domicile, he himself took the shortest direction back, in order to put his castle into a posture of defense. This he was…

day; they fancied its fragrance during the visions of the night. The tea was within their reach and not many miles distant. Daughters of Eve as they were, the time soon came when they could no longer resist the temptation…

fate would have it, it was Arthur himself; a short time previous he had taken his departure from home on a journey. He came up, and his surprise at the appearance of the cavalcade grew into astonishment when the captain…

the way that most directly led to John Arthur’s habitation. Arthur was a wary man, seldom off guard; before he gave the tea-hunters a direct answer, he had the circumspection to draw from them the object of their…

…atlas covering Cortlandt, Croton on Hudson, Harmon Park, Teatown, and part of New Croton Reservoir.. Date: 1914 Location: Town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, NY Type: map Subjects: map, Cortlandt, Croton-on-Hudson, Teatown, New Croton Reservoir Source: David Rumsey Map…

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