. History of Columbia County, New York. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . bert R., the chancellor, at the Congress in Philadelphia,in 1775, made inquiry about .saltpetre for the purpose ofmanufacturing powder. He was at that time engaged in theerection of a powder-mill, in which his .son, John R. Liv-ingston, manufactured powder during the Revolution. and died in June, 1800, at Clermont. Her husband, thejudge, died also at Clermont, in 1775. She was a brave,heroic, and patriotic woman, and bore a noble part in thehome-life as one of the wo
. History of Columbia County, New York. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . bert R., the chancellor, at the Congress in Philadelphia,in 1775, made inquiry about .saltpetre for the purpose ofmanufacturing powder. He was at that time engaged in theerection of a powder-mill, in which his .son, John R. Liv-ingston, manufactured powder during the Revolution. and died in June, 1800, at Clermont. Her husband, thejudge, died also at Clermont, in 1775. She was a brave,heroic, and patriotic woman, and bore a noble part in thehome-life as one of the women of the American Revolution. ROBERT R. LtVIiMG,STO>f (THE CHANCELLOF Judge Livingston and his wife were blessed by a mostremarkable group of children,—four sons and .six daughters,—all of whom, when married, settled upon the banks ofthe Hudson, extending from Staatsburg to Clermont. Theoldest and youngest sons, Robert R. and Edward, wereprominent statesmen. Robert R. Livingston was born in the city of New Yorkon the 27th of November, 1746. He was educated bythe best teachers of the period, and afterwards at Kings. JUDGE ROBERT Judge Livingston was a man of solid judgment, exten-sive knowledge, and high Christian character. His wilewas an heiress to a very large landed estate, the grand-daughter of Margaret Schuyler. At the age of eighteen,she writes, I was made the happy wife uf Robert R. Liv-ingston. To say that my best friend was an agreeable manwould but ill express a character that shone among thebrightest, his finely-cultivated understanding, his just andwise decisions as a judge, a patriot ever attentive to the in-terests of his country, and a discerning politician. Oneof Judge Livingstons most intimate friends, William Smith,the historian, was accustomed to say, If I were to beplaced on a desert island, with but one book and one friend,that book should be the Bible and that friend Robert Margaret Beekman survived her husband many years, (now Colum
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