Famous Families of New York (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Famous Families of New York: Historical and Biographical Sketches of Families Which in Successive Generations Have Been Identified With the Development of the NationNew York, Clermont, and Albany, always Open to his friends and acquaintances, and gave entertainment for man and beast to whom soever called. To him was applied the term The Princely Livingston. He did not allow private business to engross his attention to the neglect of public duties. He served as Town Clerk, Secretary of Indian Affairs, and member of the Legislative Council.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.