[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] shall kill or destroy any buck, doe or fawn, or any sort of deer whatsoever, at any time of the year, except only between the first day of August and the first day of January, shall forfeit and pay the sum of twenty shiUings lawful money of New York, or in default thereof, suffer imprisonment for the time and space of twenty days without bail or mainprize, and all dogs also found chasing deer, to be shot during those times.''^ These sp2cial enactments were doubtless procured through the influence of the Philipses and Van Cortlandts, whose families were both represented in the governor's council at that period, espe-cially, as the lord of the manor of Cortlandt, was ranger within the forests of Cortlandt. The manorial proprietors of Phil-ipsburgh and Cortlandt, had a charter of free warren, i. e. an exclusive right of pursuing and killing game throughout their re-spective patents, a privilege which they frequently conceded to their tenantry. This beautifully wooded region contains many wild and picturesque scenes, united with charming prospects of the river. In the immediate vicinity and bordering the shores of the Hudson, are located the residences of Commodore M. C. Perry, the distinguished commander of the gulf squadron, also Commo-dore Slidell Mac Kenzie. About a mile north from the mouth of the Pocanteco, is a beautiful little cove called the Haventje,b near which, is situated the estate and residence of Col. James