Memoirs of an American Lady: With Sketches of Manners and Scenery in America, as They Existed Previous to the RevolutionAppleton, 1846 - 295 páginas With Sketches of Manners and Scenes in America as they existed previous to the Revolution. Mrs. Grant of Laggan, as she was called, spent several years of her childhood in America, where her father was in the military service, returning to Scotland in 1770, at the age of fifteen. The “ American lady ” who is here described is Mrs. Schuyler of Albany, an aunt of Gen. Schuyler, a lady of great character and intelligence, in whose household the young Scotch girl was for some time on a very intimate footing. The volume shows a remarkable tenacity of memory, as well as a graceful and animated pen. The first forty-three chapters (out of sixty-six) are of a general nature, giving a lively sketch of society and manners among the Dutch families at Albany, and a somewhat detailed history of the Schuyler family. The rest of the volume describes the author's own experiences, chiefly at Oswego, where her father's regiment was stationed, and afterwards at Albany. |
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... Albany , and thence subsequently were stationed at Oswego . The description of that romantic journey , as given in the Amer- ican Lady , from Schenectady to Oswego , in flat - bottomed boats , is one of Mrs. Grant's most pleasing ...
... Albany , and its vicinity , gave universal satisfaction . In 1810 , Mrs. Grant removed from London to Edinburgh , where , during thirty years , her house was the resort of the best society of Scotland . American citizens always ...
... Albany when it contained only two streets ; one along the river , and the other , now State - street , run- ning down from the old fort on the top of the hill . She alluded to the unsophisticated customs of the times past ; and gave me ...
... Albany . Singular Possession held by the Patroon . - Ac- count of his Tenants .. CHAPTER II . - Account of the Five Nations , or Mohawk Indians.— Building of the Fort at Albany . - John and Philip Schuyler ........ ΡΔΟΣ 13 17 20 20 ...
... Albany ..................... .. 204 CHAPTER XLVIII . — Madame's Family and Society described ......... 208 CHAPTER XLIX . - Sir Jeffrey Amherst . - Mutiny . - Indian War ...... 214 CHAPTER L. - Pondiac . - Sir Robert D ........ 218 ...
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