▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Army , ▁using ▁its ▁resources ▁to ▁make ▁food ▁and ▁supplies . ▁ ▁Pierre ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁military ▁legisl ature , ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁Philip ▁was ▁a ▁soldier ▁for ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Army . ▁ ▁Event ually ▁Pierre ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁vac ated ▁the ▁man or ▁in ▁the ▁thick ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁The ▁man or ▁was ▁r ans ack ed ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁and ▁left ▁in ▁poor ▁standing . ▁Philip , ▁becoming ▁a ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁by ▁the ▁war ' s ▁end , ▁returned ▁and , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁sister , ▁Catherine , ▁brought ▁the ▁man or ▁back ▁to ▁working ▁order . ▁ ▁Van ▁Cort land t ▁Man or ▁became ▁an ▁essential ▁stop ▁on ▁the ▁route ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁Alb any ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁that ▁followed ▁the ▁war . ▁The ▁mill s ▁were ▁once ▁again ▁th riv ing ▁and ▁provided ▁the ▁community ▁and ▁travel ers ▁with ▁food , ▁supplies , ▁and ▁lod ging . ▁ ▁Pierre ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁until ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁once ▁the ▁man or ▁was ▁in ▁full ▁working ▁order ▁again . ▁▁ ▁The ▁man or ▁was ▁passed ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁a ▁non - relative , ▁Ot is ▁Taylor , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁By ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁property ▁had ▁lost ▁l uster , ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁fl our ishing ▁estate ▁it ▁has ▁once ▁been . ▁ ▁Some ▁buildings ▁and ▁bar n ▁houses ▁were ▁taken ▁down ▁to ▁accommod