[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] In this way came to an end the Manor of Philipsburgh, and also the American history of the Philipse family, as far as it was connected with Yonkers. Persons who have been interlocked with the family still live in Putnam County, and also in that part of New York City added to it from the town of Yonkers in recent years. For the latter, the Van Cortlandt family, see that part of this history relating to our late town of Kingsbridge. But we have given all that is necessary for any one who wishes to know the general history of Yonkers down to 1783, and here we leave the family of Philipse. Section IV. Close of the Revolution to Purchase of Lemuel Wells. (1783-1813.) Its 1784 the Legislature of New York directed the appointment of commissioners to sell confiscated es-1 What we understand to be a fac-siinile of the Inscription on tins tab-let, copied by the late Ethan Flagg, Es<|., of Yonkers, during a visit to Chester in 18X2, is now in the Yonker s City Hall, in the room of the Common Council " Committee on History and Historical Relics." It is as follows : "Sacred to the Memory of Frederick Philipse, Efquire, Late of the Province of New York; A Gentleman in Whom the Various focial dome!' tic and Religions Virtues were eminently United.