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In 1831, he wrote and published a "Memoir of Rev. Joseph Stibb's Christmas," pp. 213. Mr. Christmas was pastor of the Bowery Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Lord was then an elder.
In 1833, he wrote for " Silliman's Journal of Science," an article " On the choice of sites for dwellings," with reference to salubrity, scenery, &c.
In 1834, he wrote for the Literary and Theological Review articles "On special religious efforts to suppress the unhallowed institutions and customs of the world,"
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" On the application of Christianity to individuals," and some articles in the National Intelligencer and in the "On the means of the success of the Gospel." These articles were afterwards republished from the Review in a volume pp. 96, entitled " Practical Pastorship."
In 1836, he wrote for the family a " Memoir of the late Colonel William Few," president of the National Institu- tion for the Promotion of Industry.
In 1838, he wrote and published " The Epoch of the Creation."
1843, "Geological and Scriptural Cosmogony."
1844, " The Mediatorial Work of Christ."
1852, " The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets."
1854, "Symbolic Prophecy;"" Hints to Orthodox Anti- Millenarians."
1855, " A Historical Review of the New York and Erie Railroad." "The Plenary Inspiration of the Holy Scrip- tures."
1856, " A Layman's Letters " to the Pastoral Union of Connecticut, against a removal of the Theological Insti- tute at Hartford.
1858, " The Prophetic Office of Christ." " Inspiration not Guidance nor Intuition."
1859, " Reviews of Authors on Inspiration."
1860, " The Psalter readjusted in its relations to the Temple services and the ancient Jewish Faith."
1861, Six letters on the Necessity and Practicability of a National Currency, addressed to the Secretary of the United States Treasury (Hon. S. P. Chase). These pub- lished letters led to various private letters to the Secre- tary and to others; to voluminous correspondence with the House Committee of Ways and Means, of 1861; very small portion of his literary labors.
Evening Post, including the pro forma draft of a National Bank Bill, embodying the whole plan for a National Bank, much more simple, and far more effective, than the voluminous bill which the committee finally re- ported.
In 1862, he wrote for the Presbyterian Theological Review several articles "On the Origin of Idolatry." He wrote for The American Presbyterian Theological Review an article, pp. 27, "On Prayer and Mediation."
In 1863, he wrote a " Review of the National Bank Law," noting its deficiencies, its superfluous details, as well as its injurious provisions. He wrote for The Christian Instructor and Western Presbyterian a series of nine articles " Concerning the Psalms."
In 1864 he wrote for The International Revenue Re- corder a series of Articles on "Currency."
In 1867, he wrote for The American Presbyterian ana Theological Review an article on " The Divine Names in the Hebrew Scriptures."
In 1869, he wrote for the last named Review an article on "Specie Payments."
From the date of Mr. Lord's first volume, published in 1813, when only twenty-five years of age, up to the year 1869, near the close of his life ( he died June 3d, 1871 ), Mr. Lord's literary work was almost continuous and very extensive. His private correspondence with the leading minds of this country and of England, merchants, states- men, bankers, theologians, would fill many volumes, and the writings published as above set forth comprise but a
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TOWN OF CLARKSTOWN. O
BY H. P. FAY.
C LARKSTOWN IS SITUATED a short distance south from the center, on the eastern or river side of the triangular county of Rockland. The center of the town is in about 41º 5' North Latitude, and 74° 2' West Longitude. Its extreme length, from north to south, is seven and five-eighths miles, and its greatest width, from east to west, six and five-eighths miles, with a water front of front five to six miles. It ranks next to the largest of the five towns in the county, and contains thirty six square miles, or nearly nine-fortieths of the whole area. It is bounded by Haverstraw on the north, by the Hud- son River, which separates it from Westchester county, on the east, by Orangetown on the south, and by Ramapo on the west. Its boundary line on three sides is very regular, but Orangetown breaks abruptly into its southern boundary in two places, once adjoining the river and again near the Ramapo line, The boundaries recorded in the County Clerk's office are as follows:
"The town of Clarkstown shall contain all that part of said county bounded westerly by a line beginning at the
northwest corner of the land formerly of John W. Hogen- | this town and Haverstraw. This eastern extension was camp, called his Middletown lot; running thence north, three degrees west, to the division line between the northi and south moiety of the Patent of Kakiat; then along the same, east to the line of division between the east and west four hundred acre lots of the said north moiety; then along the last mentioned division line and continu- ing the same to the line of division between the mountain lots upon the top of the Verdrietig Hook mountain; northerly by the line running along the top of said moun- tain, between the said mountain lots to the east end thereof, and then to the head of the stream which runs from the long clove to Hudson's river; easterly by the bounds of the county; and southerly by Orangetown."
It is probable that a small portion of a tract of land line south through the town, a little east of the center. purchased of the Indians, in 1686, by " company of six- teen men, was situated within the present limits of the town. Ten years later Michael Hawdon and Daniel Honan obtained a grant of land located in the central part of what is now Rockland county, a large part of
which land was included within the present limits of Clarkstown and Ramapo townships. This was called the Hackyack, or Kakiat Patent, and the grant was con- firmed by King William III., June 25th 1696. A person desirous to invest the town with the dignity and import- ance of greater age might easily find grounds on which to base a supposition that a grant given about a quarter of a century before came within its boundary. It was separated from Haverstraw and received the name it now bears, March 18th 1791, thus making it within a few days of seven years older than the county of which it forms a part. As the name was at first written Clarks Town, and as there were in those days many prominent persons by the name of De Clark living in this locality, there can be but little doubt that it took its name from these families.
The surface of the town is hilly throughout its whole extent. Along the entire eastern line, near the Hudson River, there is a chain of high hills, or mountains, which, extending eastward, form a natural boundary between named by the early settlers, and it is still termed Ver- drietig Hook. Verdrietig means in the Dutch language, "sorrowful " or "tedious," and Hook, from the word hoek, means "a point of land." In the southeastern part are several isolated hills which rise to a considerable height. The central and western portion, although not as rugged as the eastern part, is traversed by a series of ridges extending nearly north and south, while the gen- eral slope of the land is toward the south.
The Hackensack River and its numerous small trib- utaries form the principal drainage. This stream, after gathering the waters of the town, flows nearly to the border of Haverstraw, whence it takes an almost direct The Naurashank Creek and Pascack Brook drain the western part. The former of these small streams is a tributary of the Hackensack River, with which it unites beyond the southern limits of the town, while the latter is a branch of the Saddle River. The only body of
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water in the town of any considerable size is Rockland Lake, situated in the east central part, about half a mile from the Hudson, and one hundred and fifty feet above it. It is separated from the river by the Hook Moun- tain, which is, at this point, 610 feet high. This lake covers 283 acres, and is the source of the eastern branch of the Hackensack, which issues from the northwestern part of it.
The soil is of a sandstone formation. The hills and ridges are of a gravelly character on the surface, below which is found the red sandstone so common in this sec- tion. In the swales, or low lands, is a black muck, formed by the decomposition of vegetable matter.
Clarkstown is emphatically an agricultural town. Its other industries are the ice business at Rockland Lake, the lumber business at Nanuet, the milling interest in different parts, the manufacturing of pipes in the west- ern part, and of shoes in the northern. The farmers are most extensively engaged in the production of milk and the raising of hay, grain, potatoes, fruits, and garden crops, all of which find a ready market in New York city. The apple orchards are numerous and extensive and a source of great income to their owners.
This town is supplied with an abundance of pure, cold spring water, and the great longevity of many of its in- habitants is perhaps due in part to this fact.
CIVIL LIST.
The town of Clarkstown was formed from Haverstraw March 18th 1791. A list of the principal town officers is appended:
Supervisors .- David Pye, 1791, 1792; Isaac Blanch, 1793-96, 1801, 1802; Claus R. Van Houten, 1797, 1798, 1799, 1803, 1804; Resolvert Stephens, 1805-7; Abram Snyder, 1808-11, 1819; Richard I. Blanch, 1812-15, 1820- 24; James Stephens, 1816-18; Abram P. Stephens, 1825, 1832, 1837; Abram Hogenkamp, 1826; Albert Lydecker, 1831; Jacob P. Demarest, 1833; John O'Blenis, 1834; Abram J. Demarest, 1835; Joseph P. Brower, 1842, 1848; John E. Hogenkamp, 1845, 1862-66; Matthew D. Bo- gert, 1846; Jacob J. Eckerson, 1851, 1852; E. E. Conk- lin, 1853; John T. Blanch, 1854; Aaron T. Polhemus, 1856, 1857; Isaac Tallman, 1858, 1859; James L. Conklin, 1860, 1861; Peter T. Stephens, 1867, 1868; Tunis Blau- velt, 1869-71, 1873; Isaac Van Nostrand, 1872, 1877; Nelson Stephens, 1874; Barne Van Houten, 1879, 1880; Joseph G. Demarest, 1881, 1882; Frank P. Demarest, 1883, 1884.
Town Clerks .- John J. Wood, 1809-12; Abram Cole, 1813; Ebenezer Wood, 1814, 1820; Abram Hogenkamp, 1815-19, 1826; Jabez Wood, 1822, 1827-32; Henry R. Stephens, 1823-25; John E. Hogenkamp, 1833, 1835-42; Peter T. Stephens, 1834; Abram B. Hogenkamp, 1843, 1844; John T. Cole, 1845; Harman Blauvelt, 1846; Isaac Blanch, 1847-50; Abram A. Stagg, 1851-55, 1858, 1859; Abram J. De Baun, 1856, 1857; Martin Knapp, 1860; Thomas L. De Noyelles, 1861-70, 1875; Alfred Phillips, 1871-73; Paul D. Spotte, 1874; Joseph De Noyelles, 1876-84.
School Commissioners .- John Lydecker, 1813, 1814; Richard I. Blanch, 1813-15; Resolvert Stephens, 1813, 1816; John Van Houten, 1814, 1815; Isaac B. Van Hou- ten, 1815-23; Cornelius C. Blauvelt, 1816, 1817; Joseph Garrison, 1817-19; Abram C. Blauvelt, 1818, 1819, 1828, 1831-33; Peter Stephens, 1820; John Ackerman, 1820; George Smith, 1821-23; David Pye, 1821-23, 1830, 1831; Peter D. Smith, 1824, 1825; James Stephens, 1824, 1825; Abram Hogenkamp, 1824; James J. Vanderbilt, 1825; John Storms, 1826; Abram I. Smith, 1826; John J. Eck- erson, 1826, 1827; Matthew Conklin, 1827; Henry R. Stephens, 1827; Abram B. Stephens, 1828-31, 1836, 1838; George Remsen, 1828; Christian De Baun, 1829; Abram J. Demarest, 1830; John Oblenis, 1832, 1833, 1835, 1836; Charles Coe, 1832, 1833; Ebenezer Wood, 1834; Chris- tian A. De Baun, 1834-37, 1839-41; Abram P. Stephens, 1834, 1835; Matthew Bogert, 1837-40; John H. Ryder, 1838-41; Jacob J. Eckerson, 1841, 1842; Robert D. Clem- ent, 1842; John T. Blauvelt, 1842, 1843; Jacob J. Van Houten, 1843.
Inspectors of Schools .- Cornelius C. Blauvelt, 1815, 1820; John J. Wood, 1815, 1823, 1829-31, 1835-36; John Cole, 1815; John I. Blauvelt, 1815; James Stephens, 1815, 1816; Abram Snyder, 1815; Abram Stephens, 1816; Jacob Blauvelt, 1816, 1829, 1832, 1834, 1835; Abrain Blauvelt, 1816; Richard I. Blanch, 1816; David Pye, r816; Abram Cornelison, 1817; Albert Lydecker, 1817, 1819; John J. Ackerson, 1817; George Smith, 1818, 1820; John Van Houten, 1818, 1819, 1823; Joseph Dederer, 1818- 20; Abram Hogenkamp, 1818; John Polhemus, 1818, 1824, 1828, 1831-33; Jacob P. Demarest, 1818; Henry R. Stephens, 1819; Matthew Demarest, 1819; Solomon Waring, 1819; Abram B. Stephens, 1820; Cornelius C. Blauvelt, 1820; Isaac B. Van Houten, 1820, 1829; David Pye, 1820, 1828, 1830; Peter Johnson, 1821; James Van- derbilt, 1821-23; Abram C. Blauvelt, 1821; William H. Duryee, 1822, 1824, 1825; Thomas Howard, 1822; John A. Smith, 1824; Abram P. Stephens, 1823, 1825, 1833-35; John Cole, 1826, 1827; Peter P. Stephens, 1826, 1827; George Swartwout, 1826, 1827; John Oblenis, 1828, 1830, 1831, 1833, 1839, 1843; William Oblenis, 1832, 1838; Abram J. Demarest, 1836; Matthew Bogert, 1836, 1843; Isaac Tallman, 1838, 1839, 1842; John T. Blanch, 1839; Abram J. P. Blauvelt, 1842.
Superintendents of Common Schools .- In 1845, Abram P. Stephens was chosen as superintendent of common schools; C. A. De Baun in 1850; Nicholas C. Blauvelt in 1852; John H. Stephens in 1854; Edward C. Harris in 1855; A. A. Demarest in 1856.
OLD RECORDS.
The earliest minutes of a town meeting that can be found read as follows:
"At a Town meeting held on Thursday, the 4th day of April, 1809, by the inhabitants of Clarks Town at the New City. Present, John I. Blauvelt, Peter D. Smith, Resolvert Stephens, Justices; Peter Stephens, modera- tor: John J. Wood, town clerk; Abram Snyder, supervi- sor; John Vanhouten, Richard Blanch, Dowe Tenure,
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assessors; Martines J. Hogenkamp, collector; Abraham Polhamus, James Vanderbilt, poor masters; Dowe D. Tallman, Abraham Cole. Hendrick Stevens, constables; Hosman Perry, Jacob Vanderbilt, Peter D. Demarest, commissioners of highways; Abraham Storms, Isaac B. Vanhouten, Samuel Debaun, fence viewers; Abraham Storms, Isaac B. Vanhouten, Samuel Debaun, pound masters.
"Road masters: Jacob Wood, John Jersey, Aurt Ram- sen, Peter P. Demarest, Jr., Isaac I. Blauvelt, Henry A. Snyder, John C. Vanhouten, Abraham Garrison, Thomas Ackerson, Jr., Daniel Thew, Garret Smith, Henry Ste- phens, Jacob Myers, Abraham D. Blauvelt, Charles Ben- son, Dowe Tallman, John E. Smith, William House, Adrian Onderdonk, Simon Post, John Felter, Solomon Waring, Jesse Beagle, Aury Demarest, Peter Benson, Gar- ret T. Snedeker, Theodorus Ramsen.
" To be raised for the Poor, $400.
"Every Dog that is Bit by a mad dog is to be killed Immediately; $5 Dollars fine for every 24 Hours that they live afterwards, the money to go for the use of the poor.
"The Town Clerk is for to get a New Book for to en- ter the proceedings of the Town.
" To be raised for Roads and Bridges, $70.
" The Law Respecting fishing in the Ponds with Seins Passed Last year is to stand.
" Entered by JOHN J. WOOD, " Town Clerk."
Slavery existed in Clarkstown many years prior to its organization, yet it is said that the masters were lenient and even over indulgent to their slaves. Early in the present century the consciences of some of the slave- holders began to trouble them, and in many instances the slaves were set at liberty. In the old records at New City is found the following, which is the first of its kind on record there:
"To all to whom this present writing shall come may in any way concern, Know ye that I, Abraham Van Houten, of Clarkstown, in the County of Rockland, and State of New York, have manumitted, and by these pres- ents do manumit a negro woman by the name of Jane, to be forever . hereafter Manumitted and Declared Free of and from me, the said Abraham Van Houten, my Heirs, Executors, Administrators and assigns, in Witness where- of I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Twenty- third day of April, one Thousand Eight Hundred and Eight.
"Signed, "ABRAHAM VAN HOUTEN [Seal]. "Witness Presents signed:
"JOHN VAN HOUTEN, "JACOB WOOD.
"Entered by JOHN J. WOOD, "Town Clerk."
later it appears that the Poor Masters cared for another colored person, and one can but admire the sentiment which the indenture expresses, and be led to ask the ques- tion whether, if slavery were in existence at the present time, and an unfortunate was to be cared for, an equal safe guard would be thrown around her moral character. The document reads:
"This Indenture, made the fifth day of February One thousand Eight Hundred and Ten, Witnesseth that James Vanderbilt and Abraham Polhamus, overseers of the Poor of the town of Clarkstown, in County of Rockland and State of New York, by and with the consent of Re- solvert H. Stephens and Peter D. Smith, two of the peoples Justices of the peace of the said County whose names are hereunto subscribed, have put and placed and by these presents do put and place A black Girl named Flora aged 7 years 7 months and 17 days unto Benjamin Coe, Esq., of the Town of Haverstraw and County afore- said with him to dwell and to serve from day of date of these presents until the said black Girl shall accomplish her full age of Twenty-one years according to' the Law in that case made and provided, during which time the said black Girl her master faithfully shall serve in all Lawful Business according as in her power with an ability Honesty orderly and obediently in all things de- mean and behave herself towards her said master and all his during the said term. And the said Benjamin Coe, Esq., doth for himself, his Executors and administrators, Covenant and Grant to and with the said overseers and every of them and every of their Executors and Ad- ministrators and their successors for the time being by these presents, that the said Benjamin Coe the said black Girl shall and will teach and instruct in the best way and manner that he can, and shall and will during all the term aforesaid find, provide and allow the said black Girl competent and sufficient meat, drink, and apparel, Lodging, washing, and all other things necessary and fit for a servant Girl, and shall give the said black Girl schooling and Instruction to read and write, and shall give unto the said black Girl a new Bible at the expira- tion of her term of service, and also shall and will pro- vide for the said Girl that she be not any way a charge to the Town, but of and from all charges shall and will save the said town harmless, and Indemnify during the said term, in Witness whereof the parties within men- tioned to these presents Indentures Interchangeably have put their Hands and seals the day and year before written.
"Signed, Sealed and delivered in the presence of "Signed:
"SAMUEL GOETCHIUS.
"JOSEPH GARRISON.
"ABRAHAM POLHAMUS [SEAL.]
"JAMES VANDERBILT [SEAL.]
"For BENJAMIN COE [SEAL.]
"HALSTED COE."
.Thus it is seen that more than half a century before the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, some men of Then follows affidavit. noble minds showed by their overt acts that they be- A gentleman in Nanuet has in his possession several lieved "that all men are created equal." Two years old documents with dates ranging from 1721 to 1795.
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Among them are five Bills of Sale of slaves from which the following are gathered:
the Just and full sum of fourty-four Pounds " sells to his "Daughter, Margrit Blauvelt, one Certain Negrow Girl named Hagar."
Signed by Abraham Lent and witnessed by Peter T. Haring, and Thomas Outwater. All of these were mem- bers of the committee appointed July 4th 1774, to corre- spond with the authorities of the city of New York in relation to Acts of Parliament imposing duties upon the colonies, and the Act for shutting up the port of Boston.
December 8th 1791, Johannes Bell sold to Abraham Lent a Negro Boy named Scipio, for sixty pounds. Wit- nesses, Peter Rycker, and James Anson.
May 15th 1792, Abraham Blauvelt sold to Abraham Lent a Negro girl, for Forty-two pounds. Witnesses, Everit Hogenkamp, and Ebenezer Wood. The latter was a son of Sheriff Ebenezer Wood, and died in New York city, of yellow fever, August 24th 1798.
The other two papers bear the dates February Ist 1793, and May tith 1795, and each of the five contains the name of Abraham Lent as one of the parties to the sale.
PIONEERS OF CLARKSTOWN.
The records of the lives and deeds of the pioneers of our country give evidence of honesty, integrity, godli- ness, love of liberty, and true courage which they not only possessed, but in their every day life continually exhib- ited. The pioneers of Clarkstown were not exceptions to the general rule.
About one hundred and thirty-five years ago there came to this county from Boston, Massachusetts, "A man of incorruptible integrity and of exalted nobility of character." This was Ebenezer Wood, an ancestor of Spencer Wood, who was deputy sheriff of Orange county from a time before the American Revolution until 1798, when Rockland county was formed from Orange. It was not until after this time, however, that he became a resident of this town, at New City. He was devoted to the American cause, and, as he could neither be cor- rupted nor intimidated, he became the object of the bit- ter hatred and cruel abuse of the enemy. At the close of the war he found himself possessed of about $1,600 of Continental money, which, when he learned of its worthlessness, he threw into the fire, with the remark: " We have our independence and I am satisfied."
Coupled with "the keenest sense of right between man and man " there was a shrewdness and love of sport which at once made him a favorite among his fellow men, and enabled him to accomplish difficult tasks. A man once said to him: " I will never serve as juror," and as it was in those days necessary for the sheriff to notify each juror in person, it often, as in this case, caused the officer much trouble. In this instance several attempts had been made, but without success. One morning Sheriff Wood mounted his horse and started in the direc- tion of the residence of the would-not-be juror; when directly in front of the house he fell from his horse, in-
sensible. He was soon discovered by the man's wife, lying as though dead, directly in the middle of the road.
June 10th 1775, " Abraham Lent in Consideration of The husband and some others were soon summoned, and with some difficulty (as he weighed over two hundred pounds) they carried the apparently lifeless body to the house, laid it upon a bed, and endeavored as best they could to restore consciousness. After a time they were delighted to know that their efforts had been successful, and to see him open his eyes. The sudden change which came over that solemn company when the sheriff without rising from his comfortable position read his summons to the juror inay be imagined. What the latter said it is well to omit, for it was more forcible than elegant.
Ebenezer Wood died April 10th 1810, aged 80 years and 6 months.
Jacobus Van Orden, the great-grandfather of Albert T. Hopper, bought the farm now owned by the latter, of one Byard, more than a century ago. The old stone house stood on the east side of the road, nearly opposite the present building, and was removed about thirty years ago. This old pioneer, on account of his age and his many virtues, was regarded as a sort of patriarch by the scattered inhabitants of that vicinity. One simple inci- dent will suffice to show how just and upright he was in his dealings with those around him. He once sold a steer for beef, but before it was slaughtered it met with an accident and died. Hearing of this, Mr. Van Orden immediately went to see the purchaser, who had not paid for the creature. He found him in the act of skinning the beast, and when the work was finished, he said: "Cut the hide in two." It was done. "There," said he, " that half is yours, and this half is mine, and the steer is paid for." To find many men at the present day who would do such an act would be exceedingly difficult.
In the diagonally opposite part of the town there lived, in the time of the Revolutionary war, a man named Philip Sarvent. This man came from Holland at the age of thirteen, and was employed as a farm laborer by Cornc- lius Cuyper. He remained with him thirteen years, and then (1747) purchased his employer's farm of 55 acres. This farm was situated in what is to-day the village of Upper Nyack, and extends from the river to the top of the mountain. On this property he remained until his death, which occurred August 15th 1786. He had three sons, Philip, Adrian, and Garret, two of whom died on this place at the age of about 71 years. Garret was the father of the present Garret Sarvent, owner of a portion of the same property. He is 72 years of age, and father of three sons, Garret G., Erastus, and Charles A., the last living on the place with him.
The old stone house, which was purchased by Philip, stood about 100 yards from the river. The bricks of which the chimney was built were brought from Holland. This old house was removed about 1853.
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