▁to ▁leave ▁their s ▁standing , ▁and ▁repair ▁by ▁ 8 ▁o ' clock ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁to ▁Bil lop ' s ▁Point . ▁ ▁Conf is cation ▁After ▁the ▁c ess ation ▁of ▁host ilities ▁and ▁British ▁withdraw al ▁from ▁the ▁former ▁colon ies ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁conf isc ated ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁with ▁no ▁re comp ense ▁to ▁the ▁Bil lop ▁family . ▁ ▁However , ▁many ▁who ▁suffered ▁conf is cation , ▁particularly ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁regarded ▁as ▁most ▁not orious ▁by ▁the ▁reb els , ▁later ▁received ▁some ▁form ▁of ▁compens ation ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁government . ▁ ▁Notable ▁visitors ▁▁▁ ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin ▁ ▁John ▁Adams ▁ ▁Edward ▁R ut ledge ▁ ▁Lord ▁How e ▁ ▁Major ▁General ▁Charles ▁Grey : ▁leader ▁of ▁British ▁forces ▁at ▁the ▁Pa oli ▁Mass acre ▁ ▁Enc amp ed ▁during ▁the ▁Revolution ▁▁ ▁John ▁Gra ves ▁Sim co e , ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁R angers ▁and ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁Toronto . ▁▁ 8 4 4 th ▁Foot , ▁later ▁the ▁Es sex ▁Regiment ▁and ▁now ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ang li an ▁Regiment ▁ ▁H ess ian ▁ ▁Prince ▁Charles ▁Regiment : ▁Prince ▁Charles ▁William ▁Ferdinand ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁revolution , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁B illo ps ▁had ▁gone ▁to ▁Canada . ▁One ▁hundred ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁conference ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁hotel , ▁and ▁a ▁rat ▁poison ▁factory , ▁before ▁subsequently ▁being ▁abandoned ▁and ▁v andal ized . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0