[1] His father inherited his maternal grandfather's estate, the Staatsburgh House in Staatsburg, Dutchess County, upon the death of his father-in-law in 1844.
[6] After retiring from the Service and subsequent to his 1832 marriage, he went into business on Wall Street, becoming a member of the firm, Christmas, Prime, Livingston, & Costa.
[6] The business failed 10 years later, and he retired to his country place near New Brunswick, New Jersey.
[6] He was also one of the founders of the Home for Incurables and at the time of his death, one of the longest serving members of the New York Hospital, where he was President of the Board of Governors.
[6] He left his entire estate, which included real estate in Delaware, New York, his house on East 48th Street near Fifth Avenue, his stable at 19 East 52nd Street, also near Fifth Avenue, and his farm in Raritan, New Jersey, to his daughter.