History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress . aimed Steuben in reply to certain admiringcomments. The Verplanck Mansion was built in the early part of the eighteenthcentury, upon property which has been in the possession of the Ver- 220 HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. plancks since 1682, when Gulian Verplanck and Francis Eombouts boughtseventy-six thousand acres of land of the Indians. Long prior to theRevolution wheat had been shipped from this place to France and ex-changed for pure wine, with which the vaults of the dwelling were wellstocked. It was a roomy, comfortabl
History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress . aimed Steuben in reply to certain admiringcomments. The Verplanck Mansion was built in the early part of the eighteenthcentury, upon property which has been in the possession of the Ver- 220 HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. plancks since 1682, when Gulian Verplanck and Francis Eombouts boughtseventy-six thousand acres of land of the Indians. Long prior to theRevolution wheat had been shipped from this place to France and ex-changed for pure wine, with which the vaults of the dwelling were wellstocked. It was a roomy, comfortable home, and the foreign noblemen whoenjoyed its shelter were charmed with its abundant resources for substan-tial comfort. The house is still preserved, with all its antique peculiarities;the very chairs used during the war are cherished with tender new and larger part, revealed in the sketch, is at least seventy-five years old. The Verplancks are one of the oldest as well as one ofthe most honorable of the New York families of Holland origin ; the. Verplanck House, Fishkitl. first of the name settled on the lower point of Manhattan Island when itwas only a little fur-station ; and in every generation since that primitiveperiod they have had their good and gifted men. Samuel Verplanckmarried Judith Crommelin, the daughter of a wealthy Huguenot inAmsterdam, and resided in a large yellow house in Wall Street, cornerof Broad, which was the home, after the Revolution, of his distinguishedson. Judge Daniel Crommelin Verplanck, who married Ann latter were the parents of Gulian Verplanck, so well-known in thepolitical, social, and literary life of modern New York, and to all loversof Shakespeare. While the flowers were nodding in the June breezes, Sir Henry Clintonand his suite were journeying over the roads of Long Island to review thetroops stationed at Southampton. An escorting party rode in advance,helping themselves to everything which could be convenie
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