Intro to Schuyler Mansion

Schuyler Mansion was home to Philip J. Schuyler, the Revolutionary War Major General, US Senator, agrarian, and businessman from 1763 until his death in 1804. He and his wife, Catharine Van Rensselaer, descended from affluent and powerful Dutch families. Together they raised eight children in the mansion. Throughout the Schuyler family occupancy, the mansion was the site of military strategizing, political hobnobbing, elegant social affairs, and an active family life. It was also home to more than fifty enslaved laborers, servants, and artisans over the course of 40 years. This presentation will cover the history of the Schuyler Mansion household- the Schuyler family, their associates, and the people they enslaved- and their deep connections to events in America’s early history.