Valentine's manual of old New York . id not even know she occupied—that of a torch bearerin the great movement for liberty of conscience and lib-erty of speech. The saying that a prophet has honorexcept in his own country was exemplified in this in-stance, for this devoted woman was banished from herformer homes and sought shelter in her later years withinthe peaceful borders of Eastchester. Strange is it notthat this quiet and unobtrusive little settlement shouldbecome, even in this indirect way, connected with thegreat principle of freedom of speech and conscience, orsoul liberty as it was c
Valentine's manual of old New York . id not even know she occupied—that of a torch bearerin the great movement for liberty of conscience and lib-erty of speech. The saying that a prophet has honorexcept in his own country was exemplified in this in-stance, for this devoted woman was banished from herformer homes and sought shelter in her later years withinthe peaceful borders of Eastchester. Strange is it notthat this quiet and unobtrusive little settlement shouldbecome, even in this indirect way, connected with thegreat principle of freedom of speech and conscience, orsoul liberty as it was called, which ultimately found itscomplete expression in the constitution of the UnitedStates. The house in Eastchester was burned by theIndians in their raid against the Dutch and the entire fam-ily, with the exception of one daughter, met their fatein the flames. There still remains in Eastchester the old homestead ofCol. Joseph Fay who fought under Washington and wascommended by him for loyalty and devotion to the cause. [ 238 ]. OF OLD NEW YORK The old house is still occupied, although showing themarks of time and age, but should be preserved for itsconnection with the early history of our country. It wasone of the few houses that constituted the original hamletof Eastchester and is the only one remaining. It had itstrials during the revolution, being a tavern for a while,and being used by the Hessians in connection with theirhospital in St. Pauls just opposite. The most exciting event which happened in Eastchesterin those early days was the arrival and departure of thecoaches that plied between New York and Boston. AtGuions Inn on the Boston Post Road where they stopped,a group of people, eager to hear the news was alwaysgathered, and for the moment there was bustle and excite-ment, then all was quiet again until the arrival of the nextcoach. Mr. Guions reputation for good cheer spreadfar and wide, and he certainly must have been worthy ofhis good repute, for it is relate
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