The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . an from Haverstraw Bay. It is almost two miles in length, and wascalled Se-nas-qua by the Indians, and by the English, Sarahs Point, inhonour of Sarah, wife of William Teller, who purchased it of the Indiansfor a barrel of rum and twelve blankets. It was called Tellers Pointuntil within a few years, when the name of Croton was given to it. Kearits extremity, within a pleasant, embowered lawn, stood the Italian villa 504 THE HUDSON. of E. T. TJnderhill, !, who was sixth, in descent from the famousCaptain TJnderhill, a leader in the Indian wars of
The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . an from Haverstraw Bay. It is almost two miles in length, and wascalled Se-nas-qua by the Indians, and by the English, Sarahs Point, inhonour of Sarah, wife of William Teller, who purchased it of the Indiansfor a barrel of rum and twelve blankets. It was called Tellers Pointuntil within a few years, when the name of Croton was given to it. Kearits extremity, within a pleasant, embowered lawn, stood the Italian villa 504 THE HUDSON. of E. T. TJnderhill, !, who was sixth, in descent from the famousCaptain TJnderhill, a leader in the Indian wars of Xew England. ThePoint was owned by himself and brother, both of whom had extensivevineyards and luxuriant orchards. They had about eighty acres coveredwith the Isabella and Catawba grape vine, sixty of which belonged to thedoctor. They also raised fine apples and melons in great our point of view, near Sing Sing landing, the village of Haverstrawis seen in the vista between Croton Point and the High Torn Moimtain onthe CEOTOX POI>T, FROM SING SING. It was now the first day of March, and very warm ; the surface of theriver was unruffled by a breeze. Knowing how boisterous and blusteringthis first spring month generally is, I took advantage of the fine weather,and crossed Tappan Bay to Rockland Lake village (formerly SlaughtersLanding), opposite Sing Sing, the most extensive ice-station on the considerable delay, I procured a boat and oarsman—the former veryleaky, and the latter very accommodating. The bay is here between twoand three miles wide. We passed a few masses of floating ice and some THE HUDSON. 305 sailing vessels, and at little past noon landed at Eockland, where theKnickerbocker Ice Company had a wharf and barges, and a large inclined-plane railway, down which ice, brought from the adjacent lake, was sentto the vessels in the river.
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