THE TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT. 519 



after, an election was held to fill the vacany, and in September Mr. 

 Philipse was declared to be chosen. A great clamor ensued, Sheriff 

 Cosby was accused of having committed the most barefaced villainy in 

 returning him, and the matter was brought before the House by petition, 

 After a month's scrutiny, Mr. Philipse was declared member.* Mr. 

 Philipse was re-elected speaker in 1739, and occupied that office until 

 1745/ He died a bachelor in January, 1750, in the 85th year of his 

 age, c and was buried in the family vault at Sleepy Hollow, leaving his 

 immense property to be divided equally between his grand-nephew and 

 grand-nieces, viz., Philip Philipse, Susannah Robinson, Mary Morris and 

 Margaret Philipse; the latter dying under age in 1752, her share was 

 divided among the other three. Adolophus Philipse "was a man," says 

 John Jay, " of superior talents, well educated, sedate, highly respected 

 and popular; and except that he was penurious, I have heard nothing to 

 his disadvantage."^ 



The following inventory of money, plate jewels, and household fur- 

 niture, &c, &c, belonging to the manor house, which was taken in 

 1752 (after the death of Adolph Philipse,) affords a curious specimen of 

 the habits and tastes of a gentleman at that early period. It is tran- 

 scribed from the original, preserved among the family papers of Philips- 

 town, Putnam County, entitled: 



A old acc't by Jos. Read, Administrator of Adolph Philipse. 



Dr. the estate of Fred. Philipse, Esq. , dec. to Jos. Read, against estate of Fred' 



Philipse. 

 174y, Jan'y 25,— 



To 1 Boston shilling and 1 lead meddal £0 12 



1 cask of apples 6 



1-3 of a ps. broad cloth qt. 10 yards a 20s, 10 



I steel or iron tobacco box 2 10 9 2 



1750, April 6,— 



To l-8th pt. of cloth, &c, divided among the 



relations 4 



II bottles of wine, &c, &c, a small jug 



with ink 13 6 



5 3 6 



1750, May 8,— 



To the picture of Mr. Adolph' 6 



a N. T. Doc. Col. MSS., vol. vi, p. 56.— [Editor's notes. 



b Journal I.. 710, 717, 750, II 2. 



c N. Y. Doc. Col. MSS. vol. vi, p. 56.— [Editor's notes. 



d De Peyster's Genealogy, 118, N. T. Doc. Col. MSS , vol. vi, p. 56.— [Editor's note. 



e This picture is still preserved at Pnilipstown. 



