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1783    gentlemen, we walk down to Rivington's bookstore; be is said to           "The council took possession of the property ot Trinity church,   Nov

Nov.    be a very pleasant kind of a fellow.'  Amazed, as the officers were,      set aside ao election ot vestrymen that had been held just before   15

25    at the idea of visiting such a raan, they of course prepared to ac-      the Americans regained New-York, and ordered a new election,

corapany the Chief."  Custis goes on to rdate that, arrived there,      in which Mr, Duane was chosen one of the church wardens, and

Rivington took Washington into his private room, the door of      other whigs vestryraen. This dection was afterwards confirmed by

which "dosed very imperfectly and soon became ajar,  when the      act of Legislature, and the persons elected chose as rector of tbe

officers distinctiy heard the chinking of two heavy purses of gold      church the Rev. Saraud Provoost, a whig who had left New-York

as they were successively placed on the table."—Custis, Recol-      when the British took possession, and who was afterwards the

lections of Washington, 293-94, 296-97.                                                Bishop of this Diocese. The property was afterwards restored, and

Jaraes Duane, a raeraber ot tbe "Counril for the Government      Mr.  Duane continued  to  be  elected  church  warden,  .   .   ."—

of tbe Southern District of New York," who entered New York      Frora Hon. Sarauel W. Jones's "Meraoir ot James Duane," in

with Washington, Clinton, and his fdlow-exiles, took possession      Dec Hist. N. Y. (4to ed.), IV;  650,

of his dilapidated property.   "He found his houses in King (now            "The number ot negroe slaves taken away by the British from

Pine) street, and at the corner of Water street and Fly market.      New York in 1783, was upwards of three thousand. The value ot

draost entirdy destroyed.   His farm, as he calls it, conristlng of      each is moderately estimated at zcra dollars, which gives 600,000

about twenty acres, at what is now cdled Gramercie park and Its      dollars for the whole."  It was estimated in 1795 'hat, with 12

viciiuty, was in pretty good order, the house having been occupied      years' interest added, this would araount to £1,500,000.—N. J.

by one of the British generals.                                                            Slate Gaz,, S 15, 1795.