History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . eality?It is superfluous to say that in all plans of a benevo-lent nature, and enterprises which call upon the pub-lic spirit of citizens to bestow their means to the ac-complishment of good, none are more prompt to re-spond than .Mr. Field. Of this a prominent instanceis found in the fact that when President (iarfield wasstruck down by the hand of tin assassin, and the peo-ple called upon to mourn the loss of their chief mag-istrate, the sum of nearly four
History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . eality?It is superfluous to say that in all plans of a benevo-lent nature, and enterprises which call upon the pub-lic spirit of citizens to bestow their means to the ac-complishment of good, none are more prompt to re-spond than .Mr. Field. Of this a prominent instanceis found in the fact that when President (iarfield wasstruck down by the hand of tin assassin, and the peo-ple called upon to mourn the loss of their chief mag-istrate, the sum of nearly four hundred thousand dol-lars was raised at his suggestion and securely investedin the bonds of the United States, which effectuallyplaced the bereaved family of the late President incircumstances of comfort and security. For many years Mr. Field has been an owner of ex-tensive real estate in Westchester County, and ArdsleyPark, his place of residence, is one of the finest estate!in this portion of the country. Embracing more thanfive hundred acres, it comprises within its limits agreat diversity of hill and dale, and the higher points.
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