. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. on was one of the largest landholders in New manor was not, however, as rich and vabuible as that of Van Eens-selaer. It belonged strictly to that class of institutions called closeboroughs, which necessarily gave way before the eciualizing influences ofrepublicanism. The mauor-house which he built cm the Hudson, fortymiles south of Albany, was for several generations the seat of a ])rincelyhospitality. The governors of the province were always entertainedthere on their trips up and diiwn the river ; and every foreign
. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. on was one of the largest landholders in New manor was not, however, as rich and vabuible as that of Van Eens-selaer. It belonged strictly to that class of institutions called closeboroughs, which necessarily gave way before the eciualizing influences ofrepublicanism. The mauor-house which he built cm the Hudson, fortymiles south of Albany, was for several generations the seat of a ])rincelyhospitality. The governors of the province were always entertainedthere on their trips up and diiwn the river ; and every foreigner of dis-tinction who visited this country was cordially welcomed within itswalls. Philip Livingston,the eldest son ofRobert, and heir tothis great manorialestate, was born atAlbany in 1686. Hewas unlike his fa-ther ill many re-spects, — was lessbold, less subtle, lesspersevering, less (iffinancier, and a muchhandsomer man. In his youthful days, Clermom. The Lower Manor House. he was dashing and gay ; he had a winning manner with women, and went about breaking. 320 HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. hearts prumisL-unusly. lu the course of time, however, he wecMed Ciith-cirine, tlie pretty daughter of Peter Vau BruLjh of Albany. He was by nomeans destitute of rank and consequence. He was, for several years,deputy agent of Indian affairs under his father, and, from 1722, solesecretary. He was at the taking of Port Poyal in 1710 ; a cohjuel ofmilitia, a menilier of the Assembly, ami, for many years, one (if the gov-ernors council. He lived in a style of courtly magnificence. He was the eldest of five sons ami four daughters. Two of the sousand two of the daughters died unmarried ; but he, with his two brothers,Roljert and Gilbert, survived to a good old age. Kobert, the second son,received from his father thirteen thousand acres of the main estate, as aspecial reward fur having discovered and frustrated an Indian ph)t. Thisformed the li)wcr manor of Clermont. A large stone house
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