The Chancellor’s War: Robert R. Livingston in the War of Independence Chapter 10
Livingston’s homecoming was not permanent after resigning from the as Secretary for Foreign Affairs. In the coming years Livingston rose and fell only to rise again in his political fortunes. He continued to be a man who would shape the country. He sought office and recognition. As Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz noted when he visited Clermont;…
The Chancellor’s War: Robert R. Livingston in the War of Independence Chapter 9
On August 10, 1781 Livingston was selected for the most important post he held during the Revolution. Livingston was elected by a vote in Congress, over Arthur Lee, as Secretary for Foreign Affairs when the Articles of Confederation took effect. The job came with a salary of four thousand dollars per annum, which Livingston sorely…
The Chancellor’s War: Robert R. Livingston in the War of Independence Chapter 8
Livingston arrived back in Philadelphia in late 1779. His presence in Congress had been deeply missed by some of the leading members. In 1777 Robert Morris had written to George Washington; “We have now to lament the absence from the public Councils of Amserica, of a Johnson, A Jay R.R. Livingston, Duane, Deane, W.…
The Chancellor’s War: Robert R. Livingston in the War of Independence Chapter 7
Livingston’s next year and half were spent on state and personal issues. Some people sought to send him sent back to Congress where they felt that he could do the most good but Livingston found more than enough work to occupy himself in New York.[i] In addition to his campaign to rid the army of…
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