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. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. rican family of Schuylers, had beeu in Eensselaerswick a little more than a year, and liad also taken the oathof allegiance to the patroon. He hadrecently married Margritta, one of thedaughters of the cool and fearless VanSlechtenhorst. He was a young man ofability, and was already activety assistingin the management of public affairs. Toprepare the reader for an acquaintancewith the different members of his familyas they shall lie introduced from time totime in future chapti-rs, we digress amoment to speak of his ten children
. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. rican family of Schuylers, had beeu in Eensselaerswick a little more than a year, and liad also taken the oathof allegiance to the patroon. He hadrecently married Margritta, one of thedaughters of the cool and fearless VanSlechtenhorst. He was a young man ofability, and was already activety assistingin the management of public affairs. Toprepare the reader for an acquaintancewith the different members of his familyas they shall lie introduced from time totime in future chapti-rs, we digress amoment to speak of his ten children.^Guysbert was the eldest son, — a manof whom very little is known. Gertrudewas the eldest daughter, beautiful, edu-cated, and high-bred, — indeed, the belleof Eensselaerswick, prior to her marriage and removal to New Amster-dam as Mrs. Stephanus Van Cortlandt. Alida, the second daughter, wasscarcely less attractive than her sister. She married, when only seven- 1 Holgatcs Amcriain (Iranology. * OCallaghan, II. 174, 177. La Potheries HiMarii of North Schuyler Arms on Window. 154 HISTORY OF THE CITY OF XEW YORK.
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