A Biographical History of Clermont, Or Livingston Manor, Before and During the War for IndependenceCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 1869 - 319 頁 A Biographical History of Clermont, Or Livingston Manor, Before and During the War for Independence by Thomas Streatfeild. Clarkson, first published in 1869, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it. |
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... remained in the family for more than a century , and was transmitted through five descendants . They distinguished themselves by their grate- ful attachment to the house of Stuart , from whom they had dé- rived their honors ; they ...
... remained firmly standing to rebuild upon . A locust tree , still standing on the lawn at Clermont , is shown , whose limbs were removed by a cannon ball fired at the house from the British vessel , before a landing was made by the ...
... remained but a short time . The hasty retreat of Vaughan's forces rendering Cler- mont a safe residence again , Mrs. Livingston and her family re- turned to her farm house and at once commenced to rebuild the Mansion House , and in ...
... remained no longer than to burn the town and to inflict all the wanton damage they could upon the property owners in it , and upon the highways in the neighborhood , and returned to the ships . They sent one vessel up CLERMONT , OR ...
... remained . In vain had our patriots moistened the soil with their blood , had our countrymen been left the victims to their own tor- menting feuds and passions . " In no public employment involving important deliberations does ...