[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] b Travels in North America in the years 1780, 81, 82, by the Marquis Chastel-lux. One of the principal visitors at the French camp in 1782 was the Baron de Talleyrand e Upon Cedar Point an eccentric character known as Nancy Lane the hermit-ess, resided for many years. 390 ■' HISTORY OF THE and south, from tlie Mahopack turnpike to the great post-road, formerly called the King's road. These consist of Stoney, King's, Gorm.e, Amawalk, Tomahawk and Lovett streets. The Pine's briiige road leading south from Crompond, affords magnificent views of the rich and fertile country bordering the Croton River, together with the village of Yorktown, and the Turkey and C'ollabergh mountains. Upon this road are situated the farms and residences of General Bernardus Montross,^ Mr. Seth Whitney, Mr. James Underbill, Mr. Richard M. Underbill and George McKeel, &c.'' Directly opposite the mansion of the latter, stands the orthodox Friends meeting house, erected in 1833. A road diverging to the south-west, near the meeting house, leads to the Turkey mountain, a vast tract of woodland covering 800 acres, from the summit of which, the spectator has a noble prospect of the surrounding country. At the foot of the moun-tain is situated the residence of Mr. Edward Burrough Underbill, son of the late Abraham I. Underbill, "a worthy and prominent