Troup, Robert, 1757-1832
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3035
6 linear feet (17 boxes, 63 v.)
Robert Troup (1757-1832) was a lawyer and land agent from New York State. He served as an officer with the American army during the Revolution, practiced law in Albany and New York City, was elected to the State Assembly, and in 1796 was appointed...
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Robert Troup (1757-1832) was a lawyer and land agent from New York State. He served as an officer with the American army during the Revolution, practiced law in Albany and New York City, was elected to the State Assembly, and in 1796 was appointed judge of the United States district court of New York. From 1801 to 1832 he was land agent of the Pulteney Estate of England for properties in western New York. Collection consists of the papers of Robert Troup as well as those of his sons, Charles G. Troup and Robert R. Troup. Robert Troup's papers mainly concern his career as a lawyer and administrator of estates and include correspondence, registers of cases, legal documents, and account books for the Pulteney Estate. Charles G. Troup was associated with his father in the practice of law and his papers contain correspondence, notebooks of law lectures, commonplace books, account books, financial papers, and household accounts. Robert R. Troup's papers reflect his business interests and include ledgers and other account books.
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Smith, William, 1728-1793
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2796
4.18 linear feet (6 boxes, 10 volumes)
William Smith Jr. (1728-1793), an American Loyalist of New York and Quebec, was a prominent jurist, statesman, journalist and historian. The William Smith Jr. papers comprise the papers of William Smith Jr., 1683-1793; those of his son William...
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William Smith Jr. (1728-1793), an American Loyalist of New York and Quebec, was a prominent jurist, statesman, journalist and historian. The William Smith Jr. papers comprise the papers of William Smith Jr., 1683-1793; those of his son William Smith III (1769-1847), a Canadian government official, historian and militia officer, 1797-1848; and Smith family land and estate papers, 1665-1912. The bulk of the collection consists of William Smith Jr.'s papers pertaining to his activities as a lawyer, journalist and historian, and as a Councillor and Chief Justice in the British provinces of New York and Quebec (later Lower Canada). Papers include his correspondence and documents, writings for publication, and the diaries he kept from 1753 to 1783, known as his Historical Memoirs. Volumes documenting his law practice in New York are also present.
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Van Cortlandt family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3130
3 linear feet (7 boxes); 3 microfilm reels
Members of the Van Cortlandt family were major Westchester County landowners and New York politicians from the 17th to the 19th century. The Van Wyck family was related to them by marriage. Collection consists of correspondence, accounts, legal...
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Members of the Van Cortlandt family were major Westchester County landowners and New York politicians from the 17th to the 19th century. The Van Wyck family was related to them by marriage. Collection consists of correspondence, accounts, legal documents, papers relating to land in New York owned by the Van Cortlandt family, estate papers, and wills. Correspondence, 1779-1912, concerns family, personal and real estate matters, the progress of the Revolutionary War, and political matters. There is a significant amount of correspondence between Pierre Van Cortlandt and his son Philip. Also, 1824 almanac with journal notes; manuscript of Philip Van Cortlandt's autobiography; sketch of seating arrangement in Congress Hall, Philadelphia, 1795; family documents; and documents, 1775-1813, concerning the Continental Army.
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Genet family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1136
.8 linear feet (3 boxes)
Edmond Charles Genet (1763-1834), known as "Citizen Genet," was the first Minister of the French Republic to the United States. He later became a United States citizen and settled in New York State. Collection consists of land papers,...
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Edmond Charles Genet (1763-1834), known as "Citizen Genet," was the first Minister of the French Republic to the United States. He later became a United States citizen and settled in New York State. Collection consists of land papers, correspondence, family records, photographs, and printed matter. Deeds, leases and other documents relate to the Genet family property in New York City and in Rensselaer and Chenango Counties, N.Y., ca. 1719-1851. Correspondence among Genet family members concerns primarily family matters, including genealogy and land owned by family members, early 19th century to ca. 1925. Miscellaneous Genet family accounts, receipts, stock certificates, clippings, broadsides, photographs, and legal documents date from the 19th to the early 20th century. Also, account book, 1827-1831; school book containing notes on geometry; miscellaneous fragments of essays; drafts of two letters, 1847, addressed to "Dear Brother" from John Jackson; drawings; early 19th century letters; bills, accounts, land papers, and miscellaneous documents of Edmond Charles Genet; and letters to his wife Cornelia Clinton Genet from her father George Clinton.
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Martin, Hugh R
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1883
.46 linear feet (2 boxes)
Land papers of Hugh R. Martin and other members of the Martin family for property in the New York towns of Schenectady, Albany, and Saratoga, dated 1720-1890
Ruggles, Samuel B. (Samuel Bulkley), 1800-1881
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2643
.94 linear feet (2 boxes)
The Samuel B. Ruggles Papers document the business and civic activities of the New York lawyer, real estate developer and public servant. The collection spans from 1801-1881 and consists of correspondence, financial records, land records,...
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The Samuel B. Ruggles Papers document the business and civic activities of the New York lawyer, real estate developer and public servant. The collection spans from 1801-1881 and consists of correspondence, financial records, land records, writings, miscellaneous papers and ephemera. These materials are a valuable source of information regarding politics, economic development, real estate and public works in 19th-century New York. There is also important material relating to American participation in the International Monetary Conference at the Paris Exposition of 1867 and the International Statistical Congress of 1869.
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Astor family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 141
2.5 linear feet (4 boxes, 5 v.)
John Jacob Astor (1763-1848) was an American merchant, fur trader and capitalist. John Jacob Astor, III (1822-1890), financier and philanthropist, was his grandson; and William Waldorf Astor (1848-1929), who became Viscount Astor after moving to...
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John Jacob Astor (1763-1848) was an American merchant, fur trader and capitalist. John Jacob Astor, III (1822-1890), financier and philanthropist, was his grandson; and William Waldorf Astor (1848-1929), who became Viscount Astor after moving to England in 1890, was his great-grandson. Collection consists of papers of John Jacob Astor and his grandson and great-grandson. Papers of John Jacob Astor, 1792-1849, include correspondence (some photostats) concerning real estate and other business transactions, legal affairs and family matters; financial records; and 1849 report by executors of Astor's estate. Papers of John Jacob Astor III and William Waldorf Astor, ca. 1800-1916, chiefly relate to genealogical matters, William Astor's life in England after 1890 and his efforts to obtain a peerage. Also, Astor family album of photographs and drawings, William Astor album of sketches, and Daniel Nebel ledger, 1805-1862.
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Ruggles, Charles Herman, 1789-1865
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2641
.4 linear feet (1 box)
Charles Herman Ruggles (1789-1865), judge and congressman, was elected a representative from Poughkeepsie, New York, to the U.S. Congress, 1821-1823. He was a circuit judge and vice-chancellor of the Second Judicial District of New York,...
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Charles Herman Ruggles (1789-1865), judge and congressman, was elected a representative from Poughkeepsie, New York, to the U.S. Congress, 1821-1823. He was a circuit judge and vice-chancellor of the Second Judicial District of New York, 1833-1846; and served as a judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1847 to 1855. Collection consists of correspondence, accounts and land papers of Ruggles. Correspondence, 1821-1855, includes letters from family members and general correspondence concerning business matters, politics, the purchase of law books from New York courts, and personal affairs. Accounts, 1826-1843, cover loans and household expenses. Land papers, 1835-1843, contain correspondence, deeds, bills, and receipts for properties in New York City.
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Hamilton, James A. (James Alexander), 1788-1878
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1299
1 linear foot (4 boxes)
James Alexander Hamilton (1788-1878), the son of Alexander Hamilton, was an American lawyer and politician. He served as United States District Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Collection consists of Hamilton's correspondence, ca....
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James Alexander Hamilton (1788-1878), the son of Alexander Hamilton, was an American lawyer and politician. He served as United States District Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Collection consists of Hamilton's correspondence, ca. 1820-1867, with John Quincy Adams, Horace Binney, Lewis Cass, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Everett, Hamilton Fish, Washington Hunt, Andrew Jackson, W.C. Rivers, Martin Van Buren, and others. Also, deeds and other legal documents, ca. 1740-1870, relating to land in Manhattan and New York State, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere (some material relates to land owned by Trinity Church, N.Y.); legal documents and correspondence, ca. 1829-1832, relating to the court case of Constant Polani v. District Court of the U.S. for the Southern District of N.Y.; a manuscript of Hamilton's reminiscences of his father; and miscellaneous documents.
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Dering, Henry Packer, d. 1822
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 775
.5 linear feet (1 box, 2 v.)
Henry Packer Dering (d. 1822) was a collector of customs, postmaster and military storekeeper in Sag Harbor, Long Island. He also traded at Aux Cayes, Haiti, as an agent of Nat Gardinier, during the 1780's. Collection consists of correspondence,...
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Henry Packer Dering (d. 1822) was a collector of customs, postmaster and military storekeeper in Sag Harbor, Long Island. He also traded at Aux Cayes, Haiti, as an agent of Nat Gardinier, during the 1780's. Collection consists of correspondence, diary, legal records, sermons, and other papers. Correspondence concerns family and business affairs, seafaring, United States Customs, and military stores; diary, 1787-1788, relates to sales at Aux Cayes, Haiti, of cargoes of fish and horses from the sloop Polly, of Sag Harbor, N.Y.; and deeds and other documents pertain to land on Long Island. Includes probated wills; a volume containing sermons, 1692-1694; cash accounts of contributions for preaching, 1791-1795; stud records, 1790, of the stallion Young Figure at Sag Harbor; and letters of Dering's father, Thomas Dering, and of his children and business associates. Also, drafts of eighteen letters, 1787, written from Aux Cayes, Haiti, while Dering was agent for Nat Gardinier, addressed to Gardinier and to relatives and friends in Sag Harbor concerning trade, local conditions, wages of ship captains while in port, and other topics.
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Duane, James, 1733-1797
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 847
1 linear foot (3 boxes, 2 v.)
James Duane (1733-1797) was a judge, mayor of New York City, and member of the Continental Congress. Collection contains titles to property in Albany, Franklin, Montgomery, Richmond, Schenectady, Schoharie, and Washington Counties, N.Y., New York...
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James Duane (1733-1797) was a judge, mayor of New York City, and member of the Continental Congress. Collection contains titles to property in Albany, Franklin, Montgomery, Richmond, Schenectady, Schoharie, and Washington Counties, N.Y., New York City, and Bennington, Vt.; partition books; records of rentals; fieldbooks of surveys of Duanesburgh, N.Y.; and other land and estate papers. Also includes "A Defence of the Rights and Conduct of the Government of New York and Its Numerous Grantees Against Encroachments, Misrepresentations and Ingratitude of Some of the Claimants Under New Hampshire" (1773?).
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Vanderpoel, Aaron, 1799-1870
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3148
1.5 linear feet (4 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
Aaron Vanderpoel (1799-1870) was a lawyer, later a judge, in Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York, and in New York City. He was administrator of the estate of William Temple Franklin (1760-1823), the grandson of Benjamin Franklin. Collection...
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Aaron Vanderpoel (1799-1870) was a lawyer, later a judge, in Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York, and in New York City. He was administrator of the estate of William Temple Franklin (1760-1823), the grandson of Benjamin Franklin. Collection consists of correspondence, legal papers, and financial documents of Vanderpoel and his father-in-law, attorney James McBride. Vanderpoel's papers pertain to his legal practice, judgeship and personal life. Bulk of his legal papers concerns his administration of the William Temple Franklin estate, 1770-1834. James McBride papers reflect his legal and real estate activities including his work on behalf of clients living in Ireland who had legal or real estate interests in New York City. Also, materials concerning land transactions in western New York and legal affairs of his clients.
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Hasbrouck, Joseph O
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1345
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Joseph O. Hasbrouck was a postmaster and merchant of Tuthill in Ulster County, New York. Collection consists of papers relating to political, legal, financial, and personal matters. Includes a letter, 1847, from an American soldier on board a...
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Joseph O. Hasbrouck was a postmaster and merchant of Tuthill in Ulster County, New York. Collection consists of papers relating to political, legal, financial, and personal matters. Includes a letter, 1847, from an American soldier on board a United States warship anchored near the mouth of the Rio Grande River during the War with Mexico with information about the progress of the war.
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Lamb family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1685
.8 linear feet (3 boxes)
The Lamb family included John Lamb (1735-1800), Revolutionary War officer and Collector of the Port of New York and his son General Anthony Lamb (d. ca. 1855). Collection consists of deeds and other land records of John Lamb, Anthony Lamb and...
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The Lamb family included John Lamb (1735-1800), Revolutionary War officer and Collector of the Port of New York and his son General Anthony Lamb (d. ca. 1855). Collection consists of deeds and other land records of John Lamb, Anthony Lamb and other family members, showing their interests in various counties of New York State, with surveys and location maps of the properties. Includes receipt book, 1807-1815, of the estate of Charles Tillinghast.
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Van Rensselaer family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3136
1.5 linear feet (5 boxes)
The Van Rensselaers and Forts were land-owning families in eastern New York State during the 17th century. Collection consists of correspondence, accounts and land papers of the Van Rensselaer, Fort, Van Veghten, and other New York State families....
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The Van Rensselaers and Forts were land-owning families in eastern New York State during the 17th century. Collection consists of correspondence, accounts and land papers of the Van Rensselaer, Fort, Van Veghten, and other New York State families. Correspondence, 1729-1885, concerns business, social, family, and personal matters. Also, land papers for various towns and counties, local histories, and materials pertaining to boundary disputes, sale of slaves, servants bonds, and wills.
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Williams, Cyrus, 1783-1863
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3331
.8 linear feet (3 boxes, 1 v.)
Cyrus Williams (1783-1863) was a merchant and cotton manufacturer of North Stonington and New Haven, Connecticut. Collection consists of correspondence, business records, land papers, diaries of Cyrus Williams, and papers of three of his children....
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Cyrus Williams (1783-1863) was a merchant and cotton manufacturer of North Stonington and New Haven, Connecticut. Collection consists of correspondence, business records, land papers, diaries of Cyrus Williams, and papers of three of his children. Business and family letters concern the education of Williams's children, temperance, missionaries, and other topics. Includes record book of the Williams Manufacturing Company; minutes of the company, 1813-1828; ledgers; diary, 1812-1846; account books; land papers concerning properties in New York, Connecticut and Michigan; and other family records. Also, papers of three of Williams's children: letters, 1831-1842, and an exercise book of Martha Williams, wife of Reverend C.S. Sherman, a missionary to the Holy Land; letters of Joanna Williams, 1823-1825; and notebook of Thomas Wheeler Williams containing list of members of the Philomathian Society of Yale College in 1833 and the order of performances.
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Lansing, John, 1754-1829
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 19033
.21 linear feet (1 box)
John Ten Eyck Lansing, Jr. (1754-1829) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. He disappeared under mysterious circumstances in 1829. The John Lansing, Jr. papers consist mainly of letters received from prominent business and legal figures...
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John Ten Eyck Lansing, Jr. (1754-1829) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. He disappeared under mysterious circumstances in 1829. The John Lansing, Jr. papers consist mainly of letters received from prominent business and legal figures of the day, including Rufus King, Theodore Sedgwick, Stephen and Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Eilardus Westerlo, and Jellis Fonda. Many letters are from his brother-in-law, Cornelius Ray. Also present are financial and legal documents including wills, indentures, land patents, invoices, and passports relating to members of the Lansing, Livingston, Ray, and Van Rensselaer families
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Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2212
7.64 linear feet (14 boxes, 25 oversize folders, 1 folder)
Collection consists of documents pertaining to many aspects of New York State history, including military and court documents, land indentures and deeds, maps, family papers, letters, certificates, seals, official government resolutions,...
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Collection consists of documents pertaining to many aspects of New York State history, including military and court documents, land indentures and deeds, maps, family papers, letters, certificates, seals, official government resolutions, petitions, and other records.
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Low, Nicholas, 1739-1826
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1815
.2 linear feet (1 volume)
This land book contains tabulated lists of land bought, sold, or leased by New York City merchant Nicholas Low and his estate. The properties are located in New York City, Ballston Spa, Township number 2 (Watertown), Township number 7 (Adams), and...
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This land book contains tabulated lists of land bought, sold, or leased by New York City merchant Nicholas Low and his estate. The properties are located in New York City, Ballston Spa, Township number 2 (Watertown), Township number 7 (Adams), and Township number 11 (Lowville). The volume contains several maps and land diagrams. Many of the entries are in the hand of Nicholas Low
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Horton family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4454
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Papers of the Horton family of Goshen, Orange County, New York, consisting of conveyances, mortgages, etc., relating to lands in New York City, Ulster County, and Orange County; commission as Lieutenant in the Orange County Regiment of Militia...
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Papers of the Horton family of Goshen, Orange County, New York, consisting of conveyances, mortgages, etc., relating to lands in New York City, Ulster County, and Orange County; commission as Lieutenant in the Orange County Regiment of Militia issued to William Horton (1793); tickets of admission to medical lectures and courses issued to William Horton in 1820-1821; and other miscellany pertaining to members of the Horton family. Some bonds and mortgages present represent lands owned by Henry Astor
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Robertson, James
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4602
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Papers of James Robertson, iron manufacturer, relating to his patent stop-cock; fire and damp-proofing of iron safes; adjustable lamps; papers of the ship "Gardiner," and real estate holdings in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County.
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4302
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
The collection consists of various legal documents relating to the estate of the Curry family of New York City and Westchester County, New York, including deeds and indentures for properties in Manhattan owned by or bequeathed to various members...
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The collection consists of various legal documents relating to the estate of the Curry family of New York City and Westchester County, New York, including deeds and indentures for properties in Manhattan owned by or bequeathed to various members of the Curry family; a letter of administration relating to the estate of Mary E. Curry; and an account book kept from 1855 to 1857 showing transactions related to the family estate, including mortgage and interest payments, rents collected, taxes, an undertaker's bill, and money lent to various parties. Also present is a developer's map of Washington Heights and upper Manhattan, circa 1900
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Weston, Roswell
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3302
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
This volume is Roswell Weston's land record book, which documents land transactions in the Old Military Tract in Clinton, Franklin, and Essex Counties, New York (1811-1854). Other New York State property locations mentioned include Warren County,...
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This volume is Roswell Weston's land record book, which documents land transactions in the Old Military Tract in Clinton, Franklin, and Essex Counties, New York (1811-1854). Other New York State property locations mentioned include Warren County, Paradox Tract in Schroon and Moriah, Road Patent, Schroon Tract, Perou Bay Tract in Lewis and Willsborough, West of Road Patent Tract, Lake George Tract, Township Number 49 in Totten and Crossfield's Purchase, and in Great Lot Number 20, Lot Number 55 in Hyde Township, and Queensbury, New York
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Bradstreet, Martha, 1780-
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 18774
.21 linear feet (1 box)
This collection documents Martha Bradstreet's legal claims to lands in Upstate New York that were once part of the estate of General John Bradstreet. The papers contain letters and documents related to Bradstreet's legal activities in the first...
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This collection documents Martha Bradstreet's legal claims to lands in Upstate New York that were once part of the estate of General John Bradstreet. The papers contain letters and documents related to Bradstreet's legal activities in the first decades of the 19th century, and include the historical estate records that she used to argue for her rights on the land.
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Yates, Abraham, 1724-1796
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3405
2.68 linear feet (7 boxes, 1 oversize folder, 1 volume)
Abraham Yates Jr. (1724-1796) of Albany, New York, was an American lawyer, politician, and political essayist of the Founding Era. He was an Anti-Federalist during the Confederation and Constitutional periods, known for his writings as "Rough...
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Abraham Yates Jr. (1724-1796) of Albany, New York, was an American lawyer, politician, and political essayist of the Founding Era. He was an Anti-Federalist during the Confederation and Constitutional periods, known for his writings as "Rough Hewer" and "Sidney" in the New York press. Yates held many elected and appointed offices, notably Albany alderman (1753-1773), high sheriff of the city and county of Albany (1754-1759), chairman of the Albany Committee of Correspondence (1775-1776), and member of the four New York Provincial Congresses and the State's first legislative convention (1775-1777), chairing the committee to write the State's constitution. He then served as New York State senator (1777-1790), Continental Loan Officer for New York (1779-1786), delegate to the Confederation Congress (1787-1788), and mayor of Albany (1790-1796). The Abraham Yates Jr. papers, 1688-1920s (bulk 1754-1795), chiefly span his professional and political activities in New York from 1754 until his death in 1796, reflecting his work as sheriff, lawyer, Revolutionary War patriot, public official, political essayist, and avocational historian. The papers comprise correspondence, documents, and printed matter, 1688-1825; a letter book kept while Continental Loan Officer, 1779-1782; journals, including a record of his time as sheriff during the French and Indian War, 1750s-1790s; drafts of his political and historical writings for publication, 1783-1796?; research materials serving his legal, political and historical endeavors, 1750s-1790s; and papers concerning the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, 1761-1700s. Also present are early 20th-century typescript copies of materials in the collection.
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