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I GENEALOGICAL 3

II BEFORE THE REVOLUTION 24

III THE BEGINNING OF THE REVOLUTION 47

IV THE REVOLUTION 77

V SECRET SERVICE 114

VI BETWEEN THE LINES 133

VII AFTER THE WAR 191

VIII SOME LATER GENERATIONS 215

INDEX 230

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Grist mill at Fredericksburgh, now Kent (Ludingtonville
post-office), built by Col. Henry Ludington about the
time of the Revolution _Frontispiece_

Old gun used by Henry Ludington in the French and Indian War 29

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Henry Ludington’s commission, from Governor Tryon, as captain
in Col. Beverly Robinson’s regiment 30

Old Phillipse Manor House at Carmel, N. Y., in 1846 36

View of Carmel, N. Y. 38

Map of Quaker Hill and vicinity, 1778-80, showing location of
Colonel Ludington’s place at Fredericksburgh 50

Letter from Committee on Conspiracies to Colonel Ludington 56

Order of arrest from Committee on Conspiracies to Colonel Ludington 58

Maps of Phillipse patent, showing original divisions and territory
covered by Colonel Ludington’s regiment 60

Henry Ludington’s commission as colonel from Provincial Congress,
1776 70

Henry Ludington’s commission as colonel from State of New York, 1778 72

Letter from Abraham B. Bancker to Colonel Ludington about militia 74

View of highroad and plains from site of Colonel Ludington’s house 90

Fac-simile of Colonel Ludington’s signature 102

Letter from Col. Nathaniel Sackett to Colonel Ludington on secret
service 114

Home of the late George Ludington on site of Colonel Ludington’s
house 132

Home of the late Frederick Ludington, son of Colonel Ludington,
at Kent 134

Mahogany table used by Colonel Ludington, at which, according to
family tradition, Washington and Rochambeau dined 165

Letter from Governor Clinton to Colonel Ludington about militia 170

Pay certificate of a member of Colonel Ludington’s regiment 188

Colonel Ludington’s tombstone at Patterson, formerly part of
Fredericksburgh, N. Y. 208

Portrait of Frederick Ludington, son of Colonel Ludington 216

Portrait of Gov. Harrison Ludington, grandson of Col. Ludington 218

Old store at Kent, built by Frederick and Lewis Ludington about
1808 220

Home of the late Lewis Ludington, son of Colonel Ludington, at
Carmel 222

Portrait of Lewis Ludington, son of Colonel Ludington 224

Portrait of Charles Henry Ludington, grandson of Colonel Ludington 226