[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Lafayette. There is also an original letter from Gen. Washington, dated Mount Yernon, x\pri! 3d, 1797, to Mrs. Clinton, near which, is the following, "Mrs. Washington presents her compliments to Mrs. Clinton, and findiuir that Congress will, contrary to their usual practice on Saturdays, assemble to-morrow, proposes to Mrs. Chnton to visit the Federal building, at six o'clock to-morrow af-ternoon if it should be convenient to her. Friday afternoon." Ill the same apartment, is a fine bust of the Hon. Pierre van Cortlandt, from the original painting by Jarvis; and a portrait of General Pierre van Cortlandt, executed in crayons, by Yalde-muf, 1797. Also the silver mouated pistols of the Lieut. Gov-ernor. The entire suite of apartments on the principal floor are paint-ed to imitate oak wainscoating. In the dining room are several family portraits, viz: Dr. Beck of Albany, Pierre van Cortlandt and Catlierine van Cortlandt. What a variety of illustrious visitors may fancy summon up and set down in this ancient mansion. At one time the il-lustrious Franklin, seated in the parlour, upon seeing Gen. Pierre van Cortlandt, (then a boy,) walk in with a handfull of prickly pears, requested a iew of the pins as he was shortly go-ing to France and would like to exhibit in that country pins of domestic manufacture. At another, we have the neighboring toi^antry assembled on the lav/n, while the eloquent Whitfield addresses ir.em from the piazza.