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Richard Varick : a forgotten founding father : Revolutionary War soldier, federalist politician & mayor of New York / Paul Cushman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cushman, Paul.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mayors--New York (State)--New York--Biography.
- Mayors.
- Revolutionaries--New York (State)--Biography.
- Revolutionaries.
- Revolutionaries--United States--Biography.
- Soldiers--New York (State)--Biography.
- Soldiers.
- Soldiers--United States--Biography.
- New York (N.Y.)--History--1775-1865.
- New York (N.Y.).
- New York (State)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
- New York (State).
- Varick, Richard, 1753-1831.
- Varick, Richard.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (322 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, Mass. : Modern Memoirs Pub., c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Born in 1753 to a prominent Dutch-American family in Hackensack, New Jersey, Richard Varick became a lawyer, then a Patriot officer in the American Revolutionary War. Colonel Varick served with distinction as aide to generals Philip Schuyler and Benedict Arnold. Later, George Washington entrusted him with the editing of his wartime papers—forty-four volumes now housed in the Library of Congress.In peacetime Varick helped initiate the new Federalist-oriented government of New York City, becoming its mayor from 1789–1801. Next he turned his energies to the accumulation of lucrative real estate, all the while furthering the development of Columbia University and the Society of the Cincinnati, and starting the entity that became Jersey City.His personal passion was to help promulgate the Christian message, especially through the founding of the American Bible Society and the New York Sunday School Union. A highly respected, multitalented businessman and national hero, he was returned to Hackensack for burial in 1831.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Preface
- Illustrations
- Progenitors & Early Life
- Early Military Career 1775 to 1780
- Later Military Career 1780 to 1783
- Early Post-war Years 1784 to 1789
- Mayor of New York City 1789 to 1801
- Varick in Retirement
- Philanthropy 1783 to 1832
- Origins of Jersey City
- Summary & Historical Relevance of Richard Varick
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781438439860
- 1438439865
- 9781441695390
- 1441695397
- OCLC:
- 730941203
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