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landt and Catherine de Peyster. Beside the above there is a fine por- 

 trait of Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Van Cortlandt, painted by Jarvis; 

 Joanna, wife of the Governor, and third daughter of Gilbert Livingston 

 and Cornelia Beekman; General Pierre Van Cortlandt, by Collins; 

 Catharine, first wife of the General and eldest daugther of George Clin- 

 ton, Vice-President of the United States, by Aimes ; Anne Stevenson, 

 second wife of General Pierre Van Cortlandt, by Aimes ; Mrs. Mag- 

 delen Stevenson, mother of Ann, by Aimes ; Col. Pierre Van Cortlandt 

 and Mrs. Catharine E. Van Cortlandt, his wife, daughter of Dr. Theo- 

 drick Romeyn Beck ; Theodrick Romeyn Beck of Albany, author of 

 Beck's Medical Jurisprudence, &c, and members of the family, some of 

 them painted by the late Charles L. Elliott ; also a medallion portrait of 

 Dr. T. R. Beck, by Palmer j portraits of George Clinton, Vice-President 

 of the United States and Governor of New York and lady, in crayons, 

 by St. Menor Valdenuit; miniatures of George Clinton, Pierre Van 

 Cortlandt and Gilbert Van Cortlandt, by Edward Malbon ; and Cath- 

 arine Clinton Van Cortlandt, artist unknown; a portrait of Brant, painted 

 from life at Albany for William Caldwell, Esq., of Albany, the grandfather 

 of Mrs. C. E. Van Cortlandt, and over the top of the frame is thrown a 

 sash that belonged to the chief. 



Among the family plate is the " large silver tankard marked with the 

 family coat of arms," which in 1754 was bequeathed by Stephen Van 

 Cortlandt (son of Philip and grandson of Stephanus first lord of the 

 Manor) to his eldest son Col. Philip Van Cortlandt, who afterwards took 

 such an active part against the Revolution ; a silver shaving cup or 

 christening bowl with two handles, very curious, brought to this country 

 by Oloff Stevenson Van Cortlandt from Holland in 1638; a gold pap- 

 spoon, with little golden bells on the handle to charm the babe while it 

 was feeding, which was also brought from Holland ; a silver tea kettle 

 formerly belonging to the De Peysters — Catharine De Peyster having 

 married Philip Van Cortlandt, son of Stephanus in 1709; it was made 

 in France and probably taken to Holland from that country by the De- 

 peysters ; a sugar sifter of beaten silver work brought from Holland ; 

 large silver bowl used for " suppaan," to which may be added two mag- 

 nificent pitchers, inscribed as follows : — 



PRESENTED 



TO 



GENERAL PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT 



BY THE 



Directors of the Westchester Qounty Bank, 

 June, 1836. 



