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Making Choices Matters: Myth Busting in the Career of Robert R. Livingston
Why is Robert R. Livingston a, so-called, forgotten founder? He participated in some of the most important moments of the Revolution and was at one point specifically targeted by the British Army for it. Yet in innumerable histories of the Revolution you will only find his name on one page, when authors list the Committee… →
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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;… →
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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… →