Yates, Abraham, 1724-1796

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Abraham Yates, Jr. (1724-1796) was an American politician and pamphleteer. A radical Whig who was elected to New York provincial congresses and conventions, he was chairman of the convention (1776-1777) which drafted the first state constitution, served as a state senator from 1777 to 1790, and was mayor of Albany from 1790 to 1796. He wrote anti-federalist pamphlets with his relative, jurist Robert Yates (1738-1801), under the pen-name The Rough Hewer.

From the guide to the Abraham Yates, Jr. papers, 1604-1825, 1760-1796, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

Abraham Yates, Jr. was an American politician and pamphleteer. A radical Whig who was elected to New York provincial congresses and conventions, Yates was chairman of the convention (1776-1777) which drafted the first state constitution. He served as state senator from 1777 to 1790, and was mayor of Albany from 1790 to 1796. Yates wrote anti-federalist pamphlets with his relative, jurist Robert Yates, under the pen-name The Rough Hewer.

From the description of Abraham Yates, Jr. writings, 1754-1758 (inclusive), [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122453027

Abraham Yates, Jr. (1724-1796) was an American politician and pamphleteer.

A radical Whig who was elected to New York provincial congresses and conventions, he was chairman of the convention (1776-1777) which drafted the first state constitution, served as a state senator from 1777 to 1790, and was mayor of Albany from 1790 to 1796. He wrote anti-federalist pamphlets with his relative, jurist Robert Yates (1738-1801), under the pen-name The Rough Hewer.

From the description of Abraham Yates, Jr. papers, 1604-1825, bulk (1760-1796). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122576196
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referencedIn Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. Letter ; [New York], to Stephen Van Rensselaer, 1786 May 10. New York State Library
referencedIn The state of New York to Alexander McDougall. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Commissioners for Superintending the Building of a Jail and the Repair of the Albany County Courthouse. Petition, 1791 December 24. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn John Tabor Kempe Papers New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Yates, Abraham, 1724-1796. Abraham Yates, Jr. papers, 1604-1825, bulk (1760-1796). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Billings, Andrew. Letter, 1795 November 2. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
creatorOf Ten Broeck, Abraham, 1734-1810. Receipt, 1781 September 17. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf New York. Representatives. Letter, 1776. Connecticut Historical Society
creatorOf Abraham Yates, Jr. papers, 1604-1825, 1760-1796 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf John Tabor Kempe Papers New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Johnson, Kathryn Wright. Unearthing a Yates family ancestry in America from the seventeenth century, 1983. New York State Historical Documents (Albany, N.Y.)
creatorOf Francis, Turbot. Speeches at a meeting with the sachems of the Six Nations, 1775. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Yates, Abraham, 1724-1796. Abraham Yates, Jr. writings, 1754-1758 (inclusive), [microform]. Yale University Library
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Birth 1724-08-23

Death 1796-06-30

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