S8 Ep663: 1. Molly Beer introduces Angelica Schuyler, born into a prominent Dutch family in Albany. Her mother, Catherine, designed and supervised the construction of their mansion, "the Pastures," while Philip Schuyler was away on business. Unusually for the 1760s
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🗓️ 30 March 2026
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1. Molly Beer introduces Angelica Schuyler, born into a prominent Dutch family in Albany. Her mother, Catherine, designed and supervised the construction of their mansion, "the Pastures," while Philip Schuyler was away on business. Unusually for the 1760s, Philip educated his daughters to be business-savvy and "fully functioning" in society. Angelica eventually transitioned from her Dutch upbringing to an English identity after visiting New York. She shocked her family by eloping with John Carter, a sophisticated Englishman. Her father strategically used her wedding as a "smoke screen" for tactical maneuvers during the Revolution. (1)
1776 NEW YORK
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| 0:00.0 | This is CBS Eye on the World. |
| 0:08.5 | Here's John Batchelor. |
| 0:12.1 | This is CBS, I on the world. |
| 0:14.7 | I'm John Batchelor. |
| 0:15.8 | It's a great pleasure to go to the city of Albany in the 18th century to meet the Skyler's. |
| 0:24.1 | And the reason I'm traveling to Albany in the 18th century, |
| 0:28.0 | the latter part of the 18th century, the time of revolution, |
| 0:30.9 | is a wonderful new, rich book about Albany and beyond by Molly Beer. |
| 0:37.0 | It's entitled Angelica for love and country in a time |
| 0:40.7 | of revolution. Angelica Schuyler, later Angelica Schuyler Carter, later Angelica |
| 0:49.0 | Schuyler-Carter Church, was born to a family of prominent Dutch descendants, the Schuyler's. |
| 0:57.6 | Molly, this is wonderful. |
| 0:59.1 | Thank you very much. |
| 1:00.3 | Congratulations. |
| 1:01.5 | I want to go to the house that Mrs. Schuyler, Catherine, built, sometimes called the Schuyler |
| 1:08.1 | mansions, sometimes called pastures. |
| 1:10.3 | Where is it in Albany? |
| 1:12.1 | Is it still there? Do people visit it? |
| 1:14.0 | Good evening to you, Molly. |
| 1:15.6 | Good evening to you. |
| 1:16.7 | Thank you for having me. |
| 1:18.4 | Yes, the house is still there. |
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