Tag: Chancellor Livingston
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The Chancellor’s Coffee Urn: Coffee and Consumption in the Colonies
“When I first came to this House it was late in the Afternoon, and I had ridden 35 miles at least. “Madam” I said to Mrs. Huston, “is it lawfull for a weary Traveller to refresh himself with a Dish of Tea provided it has been honestly smuggled or paid no Duties?” / “No sir,…
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Dr. William Wilson: Inoculations, Health Insurance and Bleeding in Clermont
William Wilson was born in 1756. Where is a bit of mystery. Some sources have him born in Scotland, other sources list his birth place as Wooler, Northumberland, England, which is very close to the Scottish border. His father was Reverend Alexander Wilson, the presbyterian minister for Wooler. William graduated from the University of…
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Apoplexy: Losing Everything in a Stroke
Chancellor Robert R. Livingston died on February 25, 1813, at the age of 66. He had suffered a paralytic stroke in November of 1812. Although he showed some improvement in the next few months, he remained bedridden. In February 1813 he suffered another stroke that left him unable to speak. He passed away soon thereafter.…
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“Good Fishing Before the Door”: How Robert Livingston Would Have Fished
On May 17, 1776, Chancellor Robert R. Livingston wrote to his friend John Jay. Livingston had been searching for lodging for the two of them and their wives close to Philadelphia but outside the city proper. They were both planning to return to the Continental Congress after extended absences. Livingston wrote “However I have…
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Cato Strikes Back
The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, Between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America or as it is more commonly known, The Jay Treaty, named after its American negotiator, was a sharply dividing document in American history and lead to the strengthening of a two-party system in the states. The treaty became…
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The Babyfaced 18th Century
What do all these men have in common, except of course being related in one way or another? That’s right. There is not one mustache, beard, goatee, van dyke, soul patch or even a serious pair of sideburns among the lot of them. Throughout most of the 18th century facial hair was almost unheard of. …
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The Chancellor’s War
Robert Livingston’s involvement in the building of the country started early and continued throughout the conflict with Great Britain. He concerned himself with military affairs, political affairs and diplomatic affairs, on a state, national and international level. Through it all he fought for Independence, but only on his terms. Livingston’s first recorded foray into the…
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Where In The World Is Livingston?
Where in the world is Livingston? A simple question with a not so simple answer. Travelers will find the name Livingston on the map on five continents and at least 19 states. The oldest Livingston is in Scotland, the ancestral home of the Livingston family. Livingston is now the largest town in West Lothian…
Clermont State Historic Site 