. History of the state of New York, political and governmental;. Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr. Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr.; born in Van Cortlandt Manor,Groton, N. Y., August 29, 1762; studied law in the office ofAlexander Hamilton; member of assembly, 1792, 179+_5;member of congress, 1811-13; died in Peekskill, N. \ ., July 13, 1848. -. Marinus Willett Marinus Willett, soldier, born in Jamaica, L. I., July 31,1740; served in French and Indian wars and the revolutionarywar, in the latter commanding the forces in the MohawkValley; sheriff of N. Y. county, 1784; mayor of New York,1807; president of ele
. History of the state of New York, political and governmental;. Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr. Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr.; born in Van Cortlandt Manor,Groton, N. Y., August 29, 1762; studied law in the office ofAlexander Hamilton; member of assembly, 1792, 179+_5;member of congress, 1811-13; died in Peekskill, N. \ ., July 13, 1848. -. Marinus Willett Marinus Willett, soldier, born in Jamaica, L. I., July 31,1740; served in French and Indian wars and the revolutionarywar, in the latter commanding the forces in the MohawkValley; sheriff of N. Y. county, 1784; mayor of New York,1807; president of electoral college, 1824; died in New YorkCitv, August 22, 1830. 1812] CLINTONS AMBITION 321 was indecisive. King had both before and after it nofaith in Clintons sincere devotion to anything but hisown selfish advancement, while Jay felt a strongrepugnance to any such bargaining as had been pro-posed. Morris had been associated with Clinton inthe Canal commission and felt more kindly towardhim than either of the others, but even he was not con-vinced of the propriety of making Clinton the Fed-eralist candidate. At the middle of September there was a meeting ofseveral score representative Federalists, from all Statesnorth of the Potomac, to consider the question of aPresidential candidate. There was general agreementupon the i
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