[47] The wife of John Rapalje was a well-known Tory. So far did she manifest her predilections in favor of the Tory cause as at all times to boldly proclaim her sympathies for the King. At the time the act was passed prohibiting the use of tea, she, with her proverbial pertinacity and obstinacy, persisted in its use, and so continued while the American army was in the occupation of Brooklyn. On this account she became a marked woman. Her conduct caused much discussion, and drew down upon her the umbrage of the Whig militia, who fired a cannon ball into her home while she was drinking her favorite beverage. The ball passed close to her head and lodged in the wall. This action not only seriously annoyed the lady, but served to stir within her bosom the spirit of revenge, and she eagerly awaited an opportunity to gratify her spite. When she saw the preparations for the retreat of the army her heart rejoiced, for she fancied that the moment had arrived when she could mete out punishment to her enemies.--S. M. O. [48] Force's 5th series, vol. ii. p. 107. [49] Force, 5th series, vol. ii. p. 167. [50] Force, 5th series, vol. ii. p. 399. [51] Force, 5th series, vol. iii. p. 1057. [52] _Corporation Manual of Brooklyn_, 1866. [53] Onderdonk, _Kings County_, sec. 829. [54] Onderdonk, _Kings County_, sec. 830. [55] Onderdonk, _Kings County_, sec. 830. [56] Rev. Dr. S. R. Johnson's _Memorial Discourse on General Jeremiah Johnson_. [57] _Journal of Provincial Convention_, p. 567. [58] So in the original _Journal of Committee of Safety_, p. 671. [59] Onderdonk's _Revolutionary Incidents_, sec. 832. [60] Onderdonk's _Incidents of Kings County_, p. 174. * * * * * Transcriber's Notes: Simple typographical errors were corrected. Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed. The "appendix" to which reference occasionally is made appears in Volume II. "[Illustration]" used by Transcribers to represent actual illustrations in source book; other words in [square brackets] were printed that way in source book. Contractions originally printed as superscripts are represented here by preceding them with the caret symbol, e.g., W^m (William). End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County, by Stephen Ostrander