The Parsonage Between Two Manors
Annals of Clover-Reach
By
Elizabeth L. Gebhard
Bryan Printing Company
Hudson, New York
1909
Pages xviii. through xxi.
CONTENTS
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XV- |
LOVER'S LANES AND PARSONAGE WEDDINGS |
PAGE |
| Sunday afternoon marriages-Refractory brides-China sets as | ||
| gifts-Hudson Assemblies-The race on General Training Day | 131 | |
| XVI- | DIVIDING THE MANORS AND THE CLAVERACK COURT HOUSE | |
| Columbia County-Dividing the Lower Van Rensselaer Manor- | ||
| Dividing the Livingston Manor-Trials held in the Claverack Court | ||
| House-Alexander Hamilton at Claverack-His first speech in New York- | ||
| Aaron Burr at Claverack-After occupants of the Court House | 138 | |
| XVIII- | HOMES OF THE LOWER VAN RENSSELAER MANOR AT | |
| CLAVERACK | ||
| Intermarriages with colonial families-Visiting relatives during | ||
| the war-Family treasures buried at Greenbush-Furnishings of | ||
| the homes of the Lower Van Rensselaer Manor-China and silver- | ||
| Adam and Eve table-cloth-Family gatherings-Manor funerals | 147 | |
| XVIII | THE SCHUYLER ROMANCES | |
| Homes of Catherine Schuyler's girlhood-Description of Mrs. Philip Schuyler--Schuyler Bible records-Nursing during the war- | ||
| Building the Schuyler Mansion-Visits to Claverack of the Schuyler | ||
| boys and girls-Schuyler elopements-Letter of Ann Eliza Bleecker | 159 | |
| XIX- | ANTI-RENT TROUBLES | |
| Troubles over payment of rent-Boundary line between New York and | ||
| Massachusetts-Lords of Livingston and Van Rensselaer | ||
| Manors threatened-Boundary line settled-Sheriff Cornelius | ||
| Hogeboom shot by Anti-rent leader-Uprising of 1840-"Big Thunder" | ||
| and "Little Thunder" arrested-Victory of the Anti-renters under | ||
| leadership of Governor Young in 1852-War of 1812 | 171 | |
| XX- | THE NEW CITY OF HUDSON | |
| Presidential Electors at Hudson 1796-1813-Hudson became a city | ||
| in 1785-Owned many vessels-Shipyards-Exports and Imports- | ||
| Contributions to useful arts-John Jay's visit to Hudson-Death of | ||
| General Washington | 182 | |
| XXI- | THE MARRIAGE OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON AND | |
| ELIZABETH SCHUYLER | ||
| Claverack wedding outfits-Tories and Indians attack General | ||
| Schuyler's house at Albany-Rescue of baby-Marriage of | ||
| Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler-Child of Philip | ||
| Jeremiah Schuyler brought to Claverack for baptism-Return of | ||
| children to old Claverack homes-Dutch toys | 189 | |
| XXII- | ROBERT FULTON AND THE FIRST STEAMBOAT | |
| Robert Fulton and Chancellor Livingston-First trip of the | ||
| Clermont-Invited guests-Astonishment of sailors-Announcements | ||
| of Chancellor Livingston-Youngest passenger aboard-Time | ||
| from New York to Albany-First voyage with passengers-Thurlow | ||
| Weed on Bompie's Hook-Rebuilding Clermont-The "North | ||
| River"-Robert Fulton's marriage to Miss Harriet Livingston- | ||
| Fulton's home-His art-His death-His wife's death | 196 | |
| XXIII- | THE LEGEND OF "SPOOK ROCK" | |
| Hudson marriages at the Claverack Parsonage-Changes in the | ||
| parsonage family-Marriages of sons and daughters-The Ghent | ||
| Church-The Hogeboom Bible-Claverack Church Independent- | ||
| Methods of raising Church support-Parents sponsors in baptism | ||
| -No death records-Legend of "Spook Rock" | 210 | |
| XXIV- | HIS "HUIS VROUWE" | |
| The Dominie's wife-The tailoress and the shoemaker-New | ||
| Year's day and St. Nicholas-Paas and Paas cakes-Nursing the | ||
| sick-Philadelphia wives-The first linen-damask-City philan- | ||
| thropy and country neighborliness | 221 | |
| XXV- | CALLING AN ENGLISH COLLEAGUE | |
| Change of language among the Claverack people-Calling an | ||
| English associate-The Claverack Church joins the Classis of | ||
| Rensselaer and Synod of the Reformed Dutch Church-Rev. | ||
| Mr. Sluyter accepts call to Claverack-Dutch call remains un- | ||
| altered-Dominie Gebhard's sons-Painting of the 17th Congress | ||
| -Divided ministerial labors-Grandchildren at the parsonage- | ||
| Monday morning ministerial meetings | 229 | |
| XXVI- | THE FIRST ROBERT LIVINGSTON'S CHILDREN | |
| AND GRANDCHILDREN | ||
| Diary describing the upper Hudson in 1769-Price paid Indians | ||
| for Livingston Manor-Size of Grant-Boundaries-First Lord | ||
| of the Manor-Building a Church-Livingston family at the | ||
| Manor-Manor Houses-The second Lord of the Manor and his | ||
| children-The third Lord of the Manor-Visiting relatives-Gover- | ||
| nor William Livingston of New Jersey and his daughters- | ||
| Liberty Hall-Letters from Miss Kitty Livingston-Order from | ||
| Nantes-General Washington's letter to Miss Kitty Livingston | ||
| Livingston Manor Houses-Marriage of John Livingston and | ||
| Mrs. Catherine Ridley | 236 | |
| XXVII | MANOR JUNKETINGS | |
| Building of Oak Hill-Furnishings of Livingston homes-Pen portrait | ||
| of John Livingston-Winter on the Manor-Sloop journeys-Washington | ||
| Irving's visit to Livingston Manor-"Widow Mary" Livingston-The | ||
| "Widow Mary's" snap dragon and Colonel Henry I. Van Rensselaer's | ||
| buggy-Livingston funerals-Livingstons who belonged to the first | ||
| fifty years of the Republic | 257 | |
| XXVIII- | CHANCELLOR LIVINGSTON | |
| Chancellor Livingston's marriage-Offices held-State Convention | ||
| to consider Constitution-Rejoicing over the ratification of New | ||
| York-Constitution drafted by Alexander Hamilton-Illumination | ||
| of Schuyler mansion-Chancellor Livingston appointed ambassador- | ||
| to France-Negotiated purchase of Louisiana-Partnership | ||
| with Robert Fulton in the Clermont-Chancellor Livingston's | ||
| country life-Death | 268 | |
| XXIX- | EARLY RESIDENTS OF CLAVERACK | |
| The Ludlows-Old portraits-The Mulders and the Court Martial | ||
| House-The Miller store-The family of Killian Hogeboom- | ||
| Daughter married General Samuel Webb-Old Webb House- | ||
| "The Night before Christmas"-The Esselstyn family-The Van | ||
| Nesses-Samuel Ten Broeck and Maria Van Rensselaer and the | ||
| first Manor House-Fitz Muzigh of Livingston-Tobias Van Deusen | ||
| and his son James-Intermarriages between Dutch and | ||
| Quakers-The women of Claverack-Dominie Gebhard's life in | ||
| Claverack | 274 | |
| XXX- | MONTGOMERY LAFAYETTE, AND THE ERIE CANAL | |
| Removing General Montgomery's body to New York-His monument | ||
| -Visit of Lafayette-Entertainment at Clermont-At Hudson- | ||
| Governor Clinton and the Erie Canal-Its opening-Its success | 288 | |
| XXXI- | SHADOWS ACROSS THE SUNSHINE | |
| The Dominie's youngest daughter-Her engagement-The lost | ||
| gold piece-Her death | 298 | |
| XXXII- | THE CROWN OF LIFE | |
| President John Adams' call to fasting and prayer-Governor | ||
| Clinton's first proclamation for the observance of a public | ||
| thanksgiving-Withdrawal of Hillsdale from the Claverack Church- | ||
| Resignation of Dominie Gebhard-Final baptisms and marriages- | ||
| Dr. Currie's description of Dominie Gebhard's last Church service- | ||
| Death of Dominie Gebhard-Numbers of those baptized and | ||
| married-Records in family Bibles | 302 | |
| XXXIII- | IN BLOSSOM TIME | |
| Mr. Richard Morse's visit to Claverack-Interest in the old Dom- | ||
| inie's library-Meeting with the Dominie's granddaughter- | ||
| Engagement-Marriage | 308 |
