. History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress . 95, and received a patent from Governor Fletcher in was probably as late as 1710 before he went there to reside. The property proved of greatvalue thiongh the discovery of copper. A negro slave while ploughing one day turned up agreenisli lieavy stone, which he took to his master, and which Schuyler sent to England foranalyzation. It was found to contain eighty \ cent copper. Schuyler desired to rewardthe lucky .slave, and told him to name three tilings which he most desired and they shouldbe granted him. The gentlem
. History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress . 95, and received a patent from Governor Fletcher in was probably as late as 1710 before he went there to reside. The property proved of greatvalue thiongh the discovery of copper. A negro slave while ploughing one day turned up agreenisli lieavy stone, which he took to his master, and which Schuyler sent to England foranalyzation. It was found to contain eighty \ cent copper. Schuyler desired to rewardthe lucky .slave, and told him to name three tilings which he most desired and they shouldbe granted him. The gentleman of color asked, first, that he might remain with his masteras long as he lived ; second, that he might have all the tobacco he could smoke ; and third,that he niiglit have a dressing-gown like his masters with big brass buttons. Schuyler sug-gested that he should ask for something of more value. Upon mature reflection the negrofilled the measure of liis earthly happiness, liy the recinest tlutt he. might have a liltJo more G72 HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW It is doubtful whetherLoudoun would haveput his threats into exe-cution in any event. Hewas shortly disposinghis troops through theprovinces for the winter,quartering them uponthe people in a magis-terial manner whichgave fresh and generaloffense. De Lancey convenedthe Assembly in De-cember, but the small-pox was raging in thecity to such an alarmingextent that they met inan out-house (a good tobacco. Schuyler shipped considerable quantities of ore to the Bristol copper and brassworks, England. His son John worked the mine still more extensively. In 1761 an enginewas brought out from England, and with it came, as engineer, Josiah Hornblower, the fatherof the enunent chief justice of New Jersey. In 1765 the building and engine were destroyedby fire, and remained in ruins until 1793. The children of Arent Schuyler were : 1, Philip, who married Hester, daughter of IsaacKingsland (Isaac Kingsland was the founder of the hon
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