History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress . r than its owner, who was styled an arch-fiend ;and it was pointed out to the belligerent foe from over the water as theresort of the formidable John Jay, whose beautiful young wife spentnnich time with her motlier and sisters within its walls. It was herethat Jays afterwards distinguished son, Peter Augustus Jay, was bovu, inJanuary, 1776. The wonder is, not that the British sought the destruc- 1 See Aol. I. , 752, See Vol. I. 758. VdVEUXoi! WILLIAM LI 81 tiou of the (hvidliun, but that it escaped their i
History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress . r than its owner, who was styled an arch-fiend ;and it was pointed out to the belligerent foe from over the water as theresort of the formidable John Jay, whose beautiful young wife spentnnich time with her motlier and sisters within its walls. It was herethat Jays afterwards distinguished son, Peter Augustus Jay, was bovu, inJanuary, 1776. The wonder is, not that the British sought the destruc- 1 See Aol. I. , 752, See Vol. I. 758. VdVEUXoi! WILLIAM LI 81 tiou of the (hvidliun, but that it escaped their iliwigns unharmed. If theBritish do not burn Liljertv Hall, I shall think them greater rascals thanever, for I have really endeav(jred to deserve this last and most luminoustestimony of their inveterate malice, wrote Livingston to his daughterKitty. The original .structure, with its spacious apartments, bigh ceilings,and narrow doors, remains intact to the present day. The upi)er story ofthe sketch has Ijeen added, as well as extensions to the rear of the edifice. mM:;^^ Liberty Hall. fit ;r \\ liiiam ^piton. to meet the requirements of later oceujiants ; modern glass has taken theplace of small ]ianes in many of the windows ; and the dee]) tire]ilaces areframed with marble mantels of a recent generation ; but the iunumei-ablelittle cupboards and artful contrivances in the jianeling of the walls arestill cherished, the old staircase ]iroudly liears the cuts left liy the .soldiery when thwarted on one occasion in the oViject of theirvisit, and the flavor and sacredness of antiquity generally is house stands on elevated ground some rods from the street ftlie oldSpringfield turnpike), and retains its ancient body-guard of lofty shade-trees. The larger tree in the foreground of the picture was ])lanted byMiss Susan Livingston, the elder daughter of the Governor, in 1772. Mrs. 82 HISTORY OF THE CITY OF XEW YORK. Livingston wa
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