Olde Ulster : an historical and genealogical magazine . Repeated efforts were made to have the eld-est of the famiiy considered the head. But all havefailed and the manor and its lord are but a success of the efforts which secured Americanindependence and the equality of all men before thelaw forever destroyed privilege in America. Themanor was not large enough nor was the number oftenants great enough to have caused the anti-renttroubles from which the Van Rensselaers and Living-stons suffered, even had the manor survived to themiddle of the nineteenth century. In connection with t
Olde Ulster : an historical and genealogical magazine . Repeated efforts were made to have the eld-est of the famiiy considered the head. But all havefailed and the manor and its lord are but a success of the efforts which secured Americanindependence and the equality of all men before thelaw forever destroyed privilege in America. Themanor was not large enough nor was the number oftenants great enough to have caused the anti-renttroubles from which the Van Rensselaers and Living-stons suffered, even had the manor survived to themiddle of the nineteenth century. In connection with the celebration of the threehundredth anniversary of the discovery of the river byHenry Hudson, and the one hundredth of Robert Ful-tons successful application of steam to the propulsionof vessels, a monument was unveiled on October 4th,1909, to Thomas Chambers by the Committee on Planand Scope of the celebration of 1908, from funds thenraised for that event. The monument stands in Mon-trepose Cemetery. Through the civic spirit and pro- 333 Olde Ulster. 334 Fox Hall Manor and the Monument vision of Samuel D. Coykendall the land in theimmediate vicinity of the plot was purchased, leveledand graded. The monument is a block of granitereposing upon a granite base. It is six feet long bythree wide. An error in the inscription is to be cor-rected. When this is done the inscription will be : LVIII TO THE MEMORY OF THOMAS CHAMBERS LORD OF THE MANOR OF FOX HALL AND ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE CITY THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF KINGSTON ON THE TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS SETTLEMENT MAY XXXI MCMVIII The exercises at the unveiling were simple andappropriate. Major James H. Everett, first vice-presi-dent of the Committee on Plaii and Scope of the cele-bration of a year and a half ago, presided. He out 335 Olde Ulster lined in a few fitting words our obligation. Prayerwas offered by the Reverend John G. Van Slyke, D. Judge Alphonso T. Clearwater, chairman of
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