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me to your daughter, who penned your letter, and to your son — whom, out of old 

 kindness and companionship, you have named after me — I remain ever, my good 

 friend, yours, very truly and cordially, WASHINGTON IRVING. 



Jesse Meewin, Esq. 



The grave-yard is delightfully situated on the north side of the 

 church, upon a gentle declivity. " Some of the tomb-stones are of the 

 rudest sculpture ; upon many of them are inscribed, in Dutch, the 

 names and virtues of the deceased, with their portraitures curiously 

 carved in the similitude of cherubs." 



Heer legt Begraven Heer legt Begraven 



Het Lechaam van Het Lechaam van Jochum van 



Hendrick van Tassel, Wert overleeden den 18 



Gebooren den 7 Aug. 1704. van Aug. 1770, out 



zynde omtrent 72 yaaren. 



MOES VINCIT OMNIA 



Te Geduchtenis van 



Catriena Ecker, wedue van 



Petrus van Tessel, geboren 



Nov. 10, 1736, overleeden 



de 1 van Jan'y, 1793, out zynde 



56 yaaren en i maanden, &c. 



PETER PAULDING, Sacred 



an officer in the Revolutionary arrny, to the memory of Colonel 



who died March 3, 1842, BARNARDUS SWARTWOUT, Jra., 



in the 73d year of a soldier of the Revolution, 



his age. born Sept. 26th, 1761. 



deceased Oct. 8th, 1824. 



In 



Memory of Captain 

 JOHN BUCKHOUT, 



who departed this life April the 10th, 1785, 



aged 103 years, and left 



behind him when he died, 



124 children and grand-children. 



There are vaults in the yard belonging to the Paulding, Brown, 

 Beeckman and Brush families. 



A short distance north of the church, beautifully situated upon a 

 gentle slope which descends into the gorge of the Pocanteco, is the 



