United States or Turks and Caicos Islands ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
"And her eyes? I have heard of them benevolent, yet sparkling; and a daughter of the Schuylers. Hamilton, believe me, there are worse things than love." "But I have affairs of the utmost moment on hand at present. I'm revolving a whole financial system, and the correspondence grows heavier every day. I've no time for love."
We have clothing befitting, when we choose to wear it; we were schooled in Albany; we are people of quality, like the other patroons; we lack nothing for servants or tenants what ails them all, to nudge and stare and grin when we pass?" "Mr. Livingston says our deportment shocks all," murmured Cecile. "The Schuylers will have none of us," added Harry, plaintively "and I admire them, too."
Unseen by Van Cleft he shifted an automatic revolver into the coat pocket from the discarded garment. "Now, Mr. Shirley, come this way. Follow the rear area-way, across to the next yard, where after another climb you find a vacant lot where the Schuylers are preparing to erect their new city house. Will you attend to everything?" "Everything. I'll start sooner than you expect." Truly he did!
The population of the city was then but thirty-five thousand, and only a few families at the head of which were the Schuylers, the Livingstons, the Van Rensselaers, and the Morrises constituted what is called "Society," which was much more ceremonious than at the present day, and more exclusive.
While Burr did not belong to the aristocracy of the country, his family not ranking by any means with the Schuylers, Van Rensselaers, Livingstons, Jays, Morrises, Roosevelts, and others of that small and haughty band, still he came of excellent and respectable stock. His father had been the Rev. Aaron Burr, President of Princeton College, and his mother the daughter of the famous Jonathan Edwards.
In the memory of the youngest present there was to be but one other procession in New York so imposing, and that, too, was in honour of Hamilton. He stood on a balcony in the Broadway, with his family, Madison, Baron Steuben, and the Schuylers, bowing constantly to the salutes and cheers. Nicolas Cruger looked up and grinned.
Merrewether's friendship I trust you will do full credit to the loyalty of the Littlepages Ah! there's the flour, too; it ought to be worth two half joes the barrel, in times like these. I have thrown in a letter or two to some of the Schuylers, with whom I served when of your age.
The wedding of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler was the most notable private event of the Revolution. The immense social and political consequence of the Schuylers, and the romantic fame of the young aide, of whom the greatest things possible were expected, brought the aristocracy of New York and the Jersies to Albany despite the inclement winter weather.
Some few of the landed proprietors espoused the cause of the people. Among others may be mentioned the Livingstons and the Schuylers, the Jays, the Laurences, and a portion of the Van Courtlands, and of the Morris family. Fortunately for the Patroon Van Rensselaer, he was a minor, and thus escaped the peril of attaching himself to either party.
Hamilton, who was bursting for action of any sort, retired to his detested little office in angry disappointment. But he was a philosopher. He adjusted himself to the Inevitable, and dismissed the matter from his mind, after registering a vow that he would take advantage of the first excuse which might offer to resign his position. The Schuylers returned to Albany.
Word Of The Day