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LIVINGSTON 545 cooperage, 10 of iron castings, 4 of machi- nery, 3 of malt, 5 of paper, 15 of saddlery and harness, 7 of tin, copper, and sheet-iron ware, 2 of woollen goods, 4 tanneries, 21 flour mills, 2 planing mills, and 16 saw mills. Capital, Geneseo. II. A S. E. parish of Louisiana, bounded S. and W. by Amite river, and inter- sected by the Tickfah ; area, about 650 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 4,026, of whom 933 were colored. Lake Maurepas is on its S. E. border. It has a level surface and a moderately fertile soil. The chief productions in 1870 were 46,595 bushels of Indian corn, 20,923 of sweet potatoes, 1,426 bales of cotton, 20,900 Ibs. of rice, 135 hogs- heads of sugar, and 3,518 gallons of molasses. There were 935 horses, 2,712 milch cows, 4,694 other cattle, 3,110 sheep, and 10,071 swine. Capital, Springfield. III. A W. coun- ty of Kentucky, separated from Illinois by the Ohio, bordered S. by the Tennessee, and inter- sected by the Cumberland river ; area, 245 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 8,200, of whom 1,052 were colored. The chief productions in 1870 were 27,525 bushels of wheat, 308,298 of Indian corn, 30,726 of oats, 23,735 of potatoes, 1,086,- 578 Ibs. of tobacco, 11,996 of wool, and 44,512 of butter. There were 1,429 horses, 701 mules and asses, 1,439 milch cows, 2,654 other cat- tle, 6,344 sheep, and 10,997 swine; 2 flour mills, 3 saw mills, and 2 manufactories of bar- rels and casks. Capital, Smithland. IV. A N. E. county of Illinois, drained by the Ver- milion river; area, 1,026 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 31,471. The surface is undulating and the soil fertile. The Chicago and Alton, the Toledo, Peoria, and Warsaw, and the Illinois Central railroads pass through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 130,545 bushels of wheat, 1,182,696 of Indian corn, 659,300 of oats, 93,788 of po- tatoes, 27,979 Ibs. of wool, 809,020 of butter, and 64,013 tons of hay. There were 13,897 horses, 10,225 milch cows, 14,651 other cattle, 6,766 sheep, and 28,100 swine; 8 manufacto- ries of carriages, 7 of saddlery and harness, 3 of sash, doors, and blinds, 6 of tin, copper, and sheet-iron ware, 2 of woollen goods, and 5 flour mills. Capital, Pontiac. V. A S. E. county of Michigan, drained by Huron, Shiawassee, and Red Cedar rivers ; area, 576 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 19,336. The surface is undulating, and the soil, which consists of a rich black sandy loam, is very fertile. The Detroit, Lansing, and Lake Michigan railroad crosses it. The chief productions in 1870 were 673,701 bushels of wheat, 454,923 of Indian corn, 247,801 of oats, 40,481 of barley, 293,832 of potatoes, 106,229 Ibs. of hops, 455,540 of wool, 751,357 of but- ter, and 43,027 tons of hay. There were 7,185 horses, 7,129 milch cows, 8,696 other cattle, 103,527 sheep, and 9,923 swine; 13 manufac- tories of carriages, 6 of cooperage, 6 of iron castings, 2 of machinery, 2 of sash, doors, and blinds, 4 flour mills, and 8 saw mills. Capital, Howell. VI. A E". W. county of Missouri, watered by Grand river and its branches, the Crooked Fork, Medicine, and Shoal creeks; area, 510 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 16,730, of whom 956 were colored. The surface is level and the soil fertile. The Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad and the Chillicothe and Omaha branch of the St. Louis, Kansas City, and Northern line cross it. The chief productions in 1870 were 141,657 bushels of wheat, 756,428 of Indian corn, 248,535 of oats, 57,817 of pota- toes, 323,362 Ibs. of tobacco, 292,694 of wool, 239,507 of butter, and 5,917 tons of hay. There were 5,182 horses, 1,033 mules and asses, 4,250 milch cows, 7,485 other cattle, 14,262 sheep, and 17,396 swine; 5 manufactories of brick, 1 of sash, doors, and blinds, 6 of tin, copper, and sheet-iron ware, 4 flour mills, and 8 saw mills. Capital, Chillicothe. LIVINGSTON, the name of a family various members of which have been distinguished in American history. John Livingston (born in 1603), the common ancestor of the family, and a lineal descendant of the fifth Lord Living- ston, ancestor of the earls of Linlithgow and Callender, was an energetic preacher of the Eef ormed church in Scotland, and, having been banished in 1663 for nonconformity to prelati- cal rule, took refuge in Eotterdam, where he died in 1672. Of his seven children, his son Robert (born in 1654) emigrated to New York about 1675, and in 1686 received from Gov. Dongan a grant of a large tract of land, which was in 1715 confirmed by a royal charter of George I. erecting the manor and lordship of Livingston, with the privilege of holding a court leet and a court baron, and with the right of advowson to all the churches within its boundaries. This tract embraced large por- tions of what are now the counties of Dutch- ess and Columbia, N. Y., and is still known as the Livingston manor, though the greater part of it has long since passed out of the hands of the family. He was a man of influence in the colony, and procured the fitting out of the ship with which Capt. Kidd undertook to re- strain the excesses of the pirates. He was connected by marriage with the Schuyler fam- ily, and had three sons, Philip, Robert, and Gilbert, from whom the most distinguished members of the family in America are descend- ed. I. Philip, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, son of Philip and great-grand- son of John Livingston, born in Albany, N. Y., Jan. 15, 1716, died in York, Pa., June 12, 1778. He graduated at Yale college in 1737, subsequently embarked in business in the city of New York, and in 1754 and several years afterward served in the capacity of alder- man. In 1758 he was returned to the colo- nial house of assembly from the city of New York, and continued a member of that body till 1769, when in consequence of his strong whig views he was unseated by the tory ma- jority. He was chosen a member of the first and second continental congresses. He sub- sequently served in the New York provin- cial congress, in the state assembly and senate, and at the time of his death was a delegate