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Trials of the Human Heart," Philadelphia (4 vols.), 1795.

The Rowson family appears to have included at least one other actress. In the Gentleman's Magazine for October, 1790, among the obituary notices, may be read the following: "Of a billious fever, Miss Rowson, of Covent Garden Theatre, a beautiful and interesting , girl, on whose character, notwithstanding the blandishments of her situation, suspicion had never breathed."

"Cyclopedia of American Literature."

Mr. Bacon wrote under the penname of "John Tripod," and in i87o published "A Legendary History of New York."

One of Mrs. Rowson's poems, written with the same moral purpose as " Charlotte Temple," is as follows:

The Mrs. Beauchamp of the story, whose husband was an officer in the English Army and served in America. Mrs. Rowson heard the story from Mr. Beauchamp after the Revolution when the army had returned and they first met in England, where the book was written, and in 1790 first published.

From this point to the Battery the distance is about two and a half miles.

The Bull's Head Tavern occupied the site of the present Thalia (formerly the Old Bowery) Theater.

Introduction to "New York City During the American Revolution; being a Collection of Original Papers Belonging to the Mercantile Library Association," published in 1861.

This map, as showing streets and houses, is the most important one we have for that period. Colonel John Montrésor, in 1775, published a map, reproduced elsewhere, which is more important in a military and topographical sense, but not so satisfactory in its details of streets and houses.

In certain seasons of the year this occurs as often as once a week. The men employed in the churchyard say they never see any one in the act of placing them there. The flowers are found lying on the stone: whence they came no one knows.

The most notable of recent articles appeared in the New York Times on Sunday, July 9, 1905, when nearly a. page was given to the subject, with portraits and views, the writer being Mary A. Taft.

Besides Hamilton and Fulton, may be named Albert Gallatin, Captain James Lawrence, the Earl of Stirling and General Philip Kearney.

"H. S. B.," in a letter dated September 12, 1903, printed in the New York Evening Post.

Collections -.of the New York Historical Society for, the year 1881. The "Montrésor Journals," edited an annotated by G. B. Scull; published by the Society.

Besides Trinity, New York at that time had two other Established churches-St. George's, in Beekman Street, a few blocks from Broadway, and St. Paul's, then, as now, at Broadway. and Vesey Street. There were two Dutch churches-the "Old," in Exchange Place, east of Broad Street, and the "New," in Nassau Street, where now stands the Mutual Life Building. Other denominations represented by a church edifice were the Jews, Lutherans, Quakers, and French Catholics.

In an article in the New York Tribune, about 187 Where she is referred to as Mrs. Blakeney, which seems to imply that she was known here under name she bears in "Lucy Temple."

In some early editions of "Charlotte Temple" a crude woodcut appears as a frontispiece, giving a view of the grave. A small upright stone is shown with a large willow-tree drooping over it, the stone being inscribed "C. T." But it seems to be a fanciful sketch.

Thomas Collister, as the Trinity Church records show, was appointed assistant sexton in 1788, and was made sexton in 1790. He appears to have served until 1816, when another sexton, Mr. Coutant, was appointed.

Letter of William H. Crommelin to the late William Kelby, librarian of the New York Historical Society, dated July 8, 1876. The original is now in the possession of the Historical Society.

H. S. B." in his letter to the Evening Post, already referred to.

"Index to Periodical Literature," 5 vols., 8vo. In this work are indexed the periodicals published in this country and England from the beginnings of modern magazine literature, late in the eighteenth century, until the present time.

Dictionary of National Biography," vol. 38, page 329.

Now the foot of East Thirty-fourth Street.

The Battle of Harlem Heights, fought near the present grounds of Columbia University, and McGown's Pass, in the northeast part of Central Park, are here referred to.

Now known as Bowling Green.

Putnam was at Niagara with Montrésor in 1764.

With the Gordon L. Ford collection, given by Mr. Ford's sons, Worthington C. and Paul Leicester Ford.

One bookseller, to whom an inquiry by mail was addressed, made the following reply: "Please explain to me in Jewish what Charlotte Temple, and then I will see what I can do for you. I can't find out what it means." Had he been looking for a place of religious worship or for a building devoted to Free Masonry?

"Dictionary of Books Relating to America." By Joseph Sabin.