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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05199 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
| Title | Pierre van Cortlandt to Abraham Yates, Jr |
| Date | 9 January 1776 |
| Author | Van Cortlandt, Pierre (1721-1814) |
| Additional authors | New York Committee of Safety |
| Recipient | Yates, Abraham Jr. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Signed as member of the New York Committee of Safety, asking members of Congress to arrive punctually on the day the Session adjourns. Launches into a discourse on what it means to have a senate and to be a senator. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Government and Civics Continental Congress Congress |
| People | Van Cortlandt, Pierre (1721-1814) Yates, Abraham Jr. (1724-1796) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Beginning in 1775, Yates was elected to represent Albany in each of the four New York provincial congresses. Commuting between Albany and New York City, Yates attended the congress as it fled before the British in 1776, served as its temporary president, and chaired the committee that produced the first New York state constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |