After the termination of long litigation over the Jumel estate , Earle was able to purchase the historic " Jumel Mansion " , famous as the place where George Washington made his headquarters during the Battle of Harlem Heights , in September , 1776 . It is also where Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr met before their fatal duel . Here in this house , at 160th street , near 10th Avenue , New York City , built by a relative of Earle 's ancestor , Capt. William Morris , he spent his retirement the last years of his life . He had this building fitted up and restored as far as possible to its original condition and gave it the name of " Earle Cliff . " Here , his wife , a Regent of the Washington Heights Chapter , Daughters of the American Revolution , entertained the Daughters and other patriotic societies . She was the founder and president of the Washington Heights Society , Children of the American Revolution
fatal duel
Burr–Hamilton duel
Ferdinand P. Earle