CONTINUED Molly Beer, Angelica Schuyler Church and the American Revolution Molly Beer discusses Angelica Schuyler Church (1755-1814), a prominent figure during the American Revolution. Born to the influential Schuyler family in Albany, Angelica was well-
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🗓️ 6 September 2025
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Molly Beer discusses Angelica Schuyler Church (1755-1814), a prominent figure during the American Revolution. Born to the influential Schuyler family in Albany, Angelica was well-educated, a trait uncommon for women of her time but typical for Dutch families. She eloped with John Carter (later John Barker Church), much to her family's dismay, a decision perhaps driven by love for the cosmopolitan Englishman. Angelica was deeply involved in the revolutionary cause, supporting the French army and maintaining a strong patriotic identity even while living in London after the war. She cultivated extensive connections with key figures like George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and Lafayette.
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| 0:26.7 | historian Malibir, Evangelica in New York, and we're speaking of Angelica, 1755 to 1814. But right now, |
| 0:36.1 | it's the summer of 89. |
| 0:45.8 | Angelica will be in London until 97, but this is a trip by herself with a man named Jack Trumbull who paints her portrait. |
| 0:50.3 | Jack Trumbull does Battle of Bunker Hill. |
| 0:52.2 | Jack Trumbull does Yorktown. |
| 0:56.8 | Big canvases, huge historical paintings, very popular. He was the son of a Connecticut governor and therefore had a colorful career, but Jack and Angelica were friends. |
| 1:03.6 | Comes home to 89. That's the year that the Constitution is approved. George Washington is sworn in. |
| 1:10.7 | There's a new country. |
| 1:11.8 | What does she make of her new country? |
| 1:13.3 | Does she have confidence in it, Molly? |
| 1:17.2 | You know, so she arrives, she's someone who tends to miss the ceremony itself and show up for the party. |
| 1:24.7 | She arrives a couple days after George Washington is inaugurated. |
| 1:27.7 | And she hasn't been home since 17, since the war was over, since the year the war ended. |
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