History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress . Portrait of Mrs. Wynant Van an orii,inal in possession of tlie family. served honorably his country throughout theRevolution. His wife and beautiful daughter,Catharine (born in 1760), fled to Morristown,New Jersey, during the occupation of NewYork by the English. It was this Miss VanZandt who was one of the leading belles at theInauguration Ball of our first President, andmarried, in 1788, James Homer Maxwell, sonof the founder of the first banking establish-ment in New York. In 1796, Louis Philippe,while i
History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress . Portrait of Mrs. Wynant Van an orii,inal in possession of tlie family. served honorably his country throughout theRevolution. His wife and beautiful daughter,Catharine (born in 1760), fled to Morristown,New Jersey, during the occupation of NewYork by the English. It was this Miss VanZandt who was one of the leading belles at theInauguration Ball of our first President, andmarried, in 1788, James Homer Maxwell, sonof the founder of the first banking establish-ment in New York. In 1796, Louis Philippe,while in New York, was entertained by Wy-nant Van Zandt (3d), and after his return toFrance wrote an autograph letter of thanks forthe hospitality shown him, sending at the sametime to Van Zandt a beautiful watch-seal asa token of appreciation and remembrance, ofwhich the sketch is a careful copy. A ^ Rev. David Clarkson was born at Brad-ford, England, in 1622, and completed his studies at Caiubriilge University about 1642. He. Gift from Loui Watch Seal. Iiiilippe dOrleans to Wynant Van Zandt THE CLARKSOKS OF SEW YORK. 35 and seen much of the world. He nmriied, in 1749, Elizabeth French, thesister of Mrs. William Livingston and Mrs. David Van Home. Shortlyafterward he built upon the Clarkson property, corner of Whitehall andPearl streets, an elegant mansion, which was considered at the time an ornament to the metropolis, but which was swept away by the greatfire of 1776. It was sumptuously furnished, some of the European impor-tations consisting of beautiful curtains, and stuffed sofas and easy-chairs(made in London), mirrors in carved gold frames, works of art, por-traits, ancient relics, fine table-service in costly porcelain, cut glass, andsilver plate, and a library embracing the popular novels and standardworks of the day.^ The household servants, as in many other of the New manieil Elizabeth, daughter of Sii- Henry Holcraft, Knight, M. P., etc, and Lettice, daughterof Francis, L
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