Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and family history of New York . Gov. George Clinton. people to bestow. While United States senator he resigned thathigh position to become mayor of New York, which office he held1803-1807, 1808-1810, 1811-1815. His career as governor of thestate for nine years, and his long struggle for the Erie canal,which was crowned with success when the Great Lakes wereunited with the sea, are too well known to be repeated here. Inthe midst of his usefulness, the Great Governor died sud-denly at his residence in Albany, in 1828. Leaving none of thename who
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and family history of New York . Gov. George Clinton. people to bestow. While United States senator he resigned thathigh position to become mayor of New York, which office he held1803-1807, 1808-1810, 1811-1815. His career as governor of thestate for nine years, and his long struggle for the Erie canal,which was crowned with success when the Great Lakes wereunited with the sea, are too well known to be repeated here. Inthe midst of his usefulness, the Great Governor died sud-denly at his residence in Albany, in 1828. Leaving none of thename who could fill his place in the world, he might be said tobe the last of the Clintons. A magnificent monument to his GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY memory was prepared at the instance of his countless was exhibited for a while in the City Hall Park, in NewYork, and now stands over his honored grave in Greenwoodcemetery. The country residence of De Witt Clinton was at Maspeth,. Long Island. The house was built many years before the Revo-lution by Judge Joseph Sackett. He died about 1756, and hisson, William Sackett, sold it to Walter Franklin, February 28,1776. Upon his death in 1780, it was left to his daughter Maria,who married De Witt Clinton, and they occupied it as a coimtryseat during the remainder of his life. After his death in 1832it was sold under a partition suit, and in 1842 it was purchased 186 GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY by Hon. David S. Jones, who took the deed in the name of hiswife, Mary Clinton Jones, who was one of the childi-en of Gov-ernor Clinton. They occupied it until the death of Judge Jones,May 10, 1848, and it was sold by his widow the following view here given was made when it was in its original formand beauty. Since then it has passed through many hands, and 3^S :^H^ i^^v?^^ ? ^ iJ iMH ---:- ^^fej f ff^ fill ^tf ^^^ mm^^ i-^is5^ -s^^^^^P ^^^ Walter Franklins House. ^^^ now presents all the aspects of decay, and in
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