. The greatest highway in the world; historical, industrial and descriptive information of the towns, cities and country passed through between New York and Chicago via the New York Central Lines .. . ry of the war took place. Two years later (May 6, 1783)Washington and Sir Guy Carleton met at Dobbs Ferry tonegotiate for the evacuation of all British troops, and to make NEW YORK TO ALBANY 17 terms for the final settlement recognizing American Independ-ence. Their meeting place was the old Van Brugh Livingstonhouse. Peter Van Brugh Livingston (1710-1792), prominent merchant andWhig political le
. The greatest highway in the world; historical, industrial and descriptive information of the towns, cities and country passed through between New York and Chicago via the New York Central Lines .. . ry of the war took place. Two years later (May 6, 1783)Washington and Sir Guy Carleton met at Dobbs Ferry tonegotiate for the evacuation of all British troops, and to make NEW YORK TO ALBANY 17 terms for the final settlement recognizing American Independ-ence. Their meeting place was the old Van Brugh Livingstonhouse. Peter Van Brugh Livingston (1710-1792), prominent merchant andWhig political leader in N. Y., was one of the founders of the Collegeof X. J. (now Princeton), and was president of the first ProvincialCongress of N. Y. (1775). His brother, William, was the first gov-ernor of N. J. 22 M. IRVINGTON, Pop. 2,701. (Train 5/ passes 9:06;No. 3, 9:25; No. 41, 1:39; No. 25, 3:21; No. 19, 6:11. East-bound: No. 6 passes 8:43; No. 26, 9:03; No. 16, 3:21; No. 22,4:46.) Sunnyside, a stone building as full of angles andcorners as a cocked hat and situated behind a screen of treesa little north of the station, was the home of WashingtonIrving, for whom the town was named. First erected by. Reception of President Washington at New York, April 23rd, 1789 After the ratifying of the federal constitution. Washington, in 1788, wasunanimously elected president. On April 23, 17S9, he arrived from Virginia atNew York, where he was received with a frenzy of gratitude and praise, and wasinaugurated at the Senate hall which stood on the site of the present U. S. Sul>-Treasury building. The stone whereon Washington stood when he came out ofthe house is preserved in the south wall of this building. He is described aswearing a suit of homespun so finely woven that it was universally mistaken fora foreign manufactured superfine cloth. This, of course, was a high tribute todomestic industrv. Bno » BwoAirnH*
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