Van Cortlandt, Pierre, 1721-1814 - Social Networks and Archival Context (original) (raw)

First lieut. governor of New York.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : "At Beekmans Mills," to his son, Pierre "In Congress", 1812 Jun. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574080

President of the N.Y. Colony Council of Safety.

From the description of Letter, 1777 October 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122573616

Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr. (1762-1848) was a soldier and politician from Westchester County, New York. He was a U.S. Congressman from 1811-1812 and a brigadier general in the Westchester militia during the War of 1812. His first wife, Catharine Clinton Taylor, was the daughter of George Clinton, governor of New York from 1777 to 1795 and 1801 to 1804, and vice-president under Jefferson and Madison, 1804-1812. Van Cortlandt was the son of Pierre Van Corlandt (1721-1814) who had been the first lieutenant-governor of New York.

From the guide to the Pierre Van Cortlandt correspondence, 1787-1845, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

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