LEWISITES
\lˈuːɪsˌa͡ɪts], \lˈuːɪsˌaɪts], \l_ˈuː_ɪ_s_ˌaɪ_t_s]\
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In New York political history, the followers of Morgan Lewis, who was related by marriage to the Livingstons, and was Governor of New York from 1804 to 1807. In the latter year the Lewisites and Burrites united and became known as "Martling men," later Bucktails.
By John Franklin Jameson