▁gun ▁bar rel s ▁mus k ets , ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁received ▁a ▁contract ▁from ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁authorities ▁to ▁produce ▁them . ▁He ▁was ▁paid ▁three ▁pounds ▁and ▁fifteen ▁sh ill ings . ▁By ▁February ▁ 1 7 7 6 , ▁their ▁gun ▁sm ith ery ▁was ▁remarked ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁the ▁colon ies . ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁had ▁difficulty ▁with ▁assistance ▁at ▁the ▁for ge , ▁and ▁sent ▁agents ▁abroad ▁to ▁secure ▁more ▁work men , ▁a ▁mission ▁that ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁un success ful . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁W inds or ▁Committee ▁of ▁Saf ety , ▁along ▁with ▁Samuel ▁B rew ster , ▁a ▁black sm ith ▁on ▁M ood na ▁Creek . ▁After ▁the ▁Revolution , ▁he ▁converted ▁the ▁works ▁into ▁a ▁pl aster ▁mill ▁ ▁and ▁retired . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 0 , ▁George ▁Cl inton ▁sold ▁his ▁gr ist ▁and ▁saw ▁mill ▁in ▁the ▁V ale ▁to ▁Hugh ▁Wal sh , ▁who ▁extended ▁his ▁property ▁to ▁Bo yd ' s . ▁ ▁The ▁Hav em ey er ▁family ▁were ▁German ▁entrepr ene urs ▁who ▁owned ▁property ▁in ▁New ▁W inds or ▁that ▁they ▁maintained ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁months . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : H ouses ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : H ouses ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁Category : G reek ▁Rev ival ▁houses ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category :