, ▁a ▁few ▁hundred ▁feet ▁from ▁where ▁Ocean ▁Drive ▁East ▁is ▁today . ▁A ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁estate ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁Tim othy ▁D w ight ' s ▁Tra vel s ▁In ▁New ▁England ▁And ▁New ▁York ▁( 1 8 2 2 ): ▁ ▁Tim othy ▁D w ight , ▁president ▁of ▁Y ale ▁College . ▁ ▁Another ▁is ▁a ▁pen ins ula ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁har bor , ▁mentioned ▁above ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Sh ipp an , ▁the ▁property ▁of ▁Mos es ▁Rog ers , ▁E sq ., ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁This ▁also ▁is ▁an ▁elegant ▁and ▁fert ile ▁piece ▁of ▁ground . ▁The ▁surface ▁s lop es ▁in ▁every ▁direction , ▁and ▁is ▁enc irc led ▁by ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁ex quis ite ▁scen ery . ▁The ▁Sound , ▁and ▁Long ▁Island ▁beyond ▁it , ▁with ▁a ▁grace fully ▁ind ented ▁shore , ▁are ▁directly ▁in ▁front , ▁and ▁both ▁stretch ▁west ward ▁to ▁a ▁vast ▁distance ▁and ▁east ward ▁till ▁the ▁eye ▁is ▁lost . ▁On ▁each ▁side ▁also ▁lies ▁a ▁har bor ▁bounded ▁by ▁hand some ▁points . ▁A ▁train ▁of ▁gro ves ▁and ▁bush y ▁island , ▁peculiar ly ▁ple asing ▁in ▁themselves , ▁increase ▁by ▁their ▁inter ru ptions ▁the ▁beauty ▁of ▁these ▁waters . ▁The ▁farm ▁itself ▁is ▁a ▁delight ful ▁object , ▁with ▁its ▁fields ▁neat ly ▁en closed , ▁its ▁orch ards , ▁and ▁its ▁gro ves . ▁Here ▁Mr . ▁Rog ers ▁has ▁formed