Career
He served in the New York State Assembly from 1802 to 1803. He translated Giovanni Sbogarro: A Venetian Tale. Peter died on June 27, 1838.
He is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
His papers are held variously at the Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University, The Miriam Lutcher Stark Library, the University of Texas and The New York Public Library. A selection are published in a slim volume.