. Historical collections of the state of New York : being a general collection of the most interesting facts, biographical sketches, varied descriptions, &c. relating to the past and present : with geographical descriptions of the counties, cities, and principal villages throughout the state . thstanding the large bribes offered them for his release, nobly disdained to sacri-fice their country for gold, secured and carried him to the commanding officer of the dis-trict, whereby the dangerous and traitorous conspiracy of Arnold was brought to light, theinsidious designs of the enemy baffled, th
. Historical collections of the state of New York : being a general collection of the most interesting facts, biographical sketches, varied descriptions, &c. relating to the past and present : with geographical descriptions of the counties, cities, and principal villages throughout the state . thstanding the large bribes offered them for his release, nobly disdained to sacri-fice their country for gold, secured and carried him to the commanding officer of the dis-trict, whereby the dangerous and traitorous conspiracy of Arnold was brought to light, theinsidious designs of the enemy baffled, the American army saved, and our beloved coun-try freed, «fec. The village of Sing Sing, 34 miles from New York, was incorporatedin 1813. It consists of upwards of 200 dweUings, 4 churches, anacademy, and a female seminary. The greater part of the village issituated on high and uneven ground. Tlie Mount Pleasant StatePrison is situated about half a mile S. of the village, and usually contains from 800 to 900 convicts. Large quantities of marble are quar-ried in the vicinity by the convicts for the New York and other mar-kets. The noted locality of Sleepy HoUotv, rendered so famousby the entertaicing legend of Washington Irving, adjoins the north partof Tarrytown. WB6TCHESTER COUNTY. 361. Southeast view of TVhite Plains village, {central part.) White Plains has a hilly, but mostly an arable soil, well adaptedfor grazing. Pop. 1,087. The half-shire village of White Plains issituated on the old post road to Boston, 27 miles NE. from New York,125 from Albany, and 14 miles SW. from Bedford. It contains 2 Meth-odist, 1 Presbyterian, 1 Episcopal, and 1 Baptist church, the countybuildings, an academy, 70 or 80 dwellings, and about 550 inhab-itants. The above view shows the appearance of the central partof the village: the courthouse, an ancient building, is seen on theleft, the spire of the academy on the extreme right. The following account of the military operations in this town andit
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