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History of Westchester County, New York — Passage 274 (part 3)
[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] Its name was changed to The Sing Sing Republican, and under that title it is published at present. The first number of The Highland Democrat was issued March 9, 1839. It was owned by a company of which Hon. John Hunter was the principal mem-ber. Benjamin Bailey was the first editor, but held the position only two years. He was born near Lake Mahopac, about 1812, and was for some time a lawyer at Carmel, Putnam County, where he established for himself a reputation for eloquence. In 1845 and for two terms subsequently, he was a member of the State