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“Why the -bleep- is there a picture of Andrew Jackson hanging in the Dining Room?"
People come to Clermont from all over the world. Perhaps the most common question amongst all these people of different races and creeds is “Why the -bleep- is there a picture of Andrew Jackson hanging in the Dining Room?” Beau Ned First, we say “That -bleeping- painting is by Thomas Sulley.” Then we often use…
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MOOSE AND ELK!
In addition to his work in government and international relations Chancellor Robert R. Livingston also worked on improving he agricultural society of America. As a founding member and president of the Society for the Promotion of Agriculture, Arts and Manufactures, along with Stephen Van Rensselaer, Simeon DeWitt, Gouveneur Morris and many others, the Chancellor filled…
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Judge Robert Livingston and Margaret Beekman Livingston\'s Prodigious and Proficient Progeny
Papa Mama Sometimes its amazing to sit back and look at the Revolutionary generation of Clermont Livingstons, the children of Judge Robert Livingston and Margaret Beekman Livingston. Not only did ten of their eleven children live to adulthood but that all of those children took part in more than seventy years of American history. At…
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"Tired With Being There" Henry Beekman Livingston\'s Brief Time as a Guest of the British Navy
Granny Gates As he took stock of his situation after the Battle of Saratoga General Horatio Gates felt the need to address the situation to his south. While Gates and the Northern Army had been drubbing General John Burgoyne, General Sir Henry Clinton had launched an attack up the Hudson…
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Wholly Destitute; Henry Livingston\'s Christmas at Valley Forge
Yeah, its another one about this dude. It would be tough to decide which members of the Livingston family had the worse Christmas in 1777. Chancellor Robert R. Livingston had suffered the destruction of his house by the British Army and was forced to take Christmas dinner at his cousin…
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History Comics Club: Connecting Students to the Heritage One Panel at a Time
Clermont is an inspiring place. On any given summer morning, you’ll find painters in the parking lot, carefully unloading their oil paints and easels, trekking down the sheep fold to capture views of the Hudson that have inspired artists for centuries. Countless couples choose the views of the mountains and gardens as the backdrop for…
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The Boy in the Solider\'s Coat: Eugene Livingston and the Civil War
The American Civil War was hell. Per the American Battlefield Trust there were more than a million casualties during the war. 620,000 men died because of battle or disease. Most of these men didn’t die the quick, painless, glorious deaths so often seen in paintings and movies. They died screaming for…
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Harry\'s Hairy Time on Long Island
Henry Beekman Livingston In the summer of 1776 Lt. Col. Henry Beekman Livingston was sent with three companies of the 2ndNew York Regiment to guard the Eastern end of Long Island. In July Henry wrote to George Washington to explain the disposition of his troops. He had assigned one company to Montauk Point, one to…
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Animated in the Hour of Danger: Edward Livingston at the Battle of New Orleans
Major Livingston is depicted to the right of General Jackson under the flag. The Battle of New Orleans was one of the few highlights in the otherwise embarrassing War of 1812. It also created the legend of Andrew Jackson and led to his presidency and the entire “Age of Jackson.” By his side throughout the…
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The Vanderbilt Forgery
Narrator: It was not in fact him. Every so often, when working at a museum, you are asked a question that you’ve never had to consider before. Recently the question was posed to me; “Did John Henry Livingston ever do time in state prison?” Of course not. I mean John Henry…
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