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[LIVINGSTON FAMILY]. Pewter locket with Livingston family armorial crest. Circa late 19th century. Pewter locket in black velvet case with Livingston armorial crest on one side and an engraving of Hercules with a club in one hand and a writhing snake in the other on the opposite side; locket contains a miniature painting depicting unknown member of the Livingston family. Diam. 2”. [With:] a group of personal items associated with the Livingston family. 19th century. Includes marriage certificate for Clarence Livingston Croft and Julia Caldwell Pankhurst dated 12 October 1876, approximately 16 x 10 ½” (old folds, scorch marks); handwritten Livingston genealogy on two sheets, approximately 12 ½ x 8” (old folds, toning); sepia-toned photograph cut into an oval shape depicting two young members of the Livingston family with handwritten description, approximately 8 x 6 ¼” (toning, irregular cut). FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN FAMILY whose notable descendants include Philip Livingston (signer of the Declaration of Independence), William Livingston (signer of the United States Constitution), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush. Provenance: the Lewis Livingston estate.