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Van Cortlandt, Pierre, 1721-1814 to Abraham Yates, Jr.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05199 Author/Creator: Van Cortlandt, Pierre, 1721-1814 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Printed document signed Date: 9 January 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

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.

Van Cortlandt, Pierre, 1721-1814
Yates, Abraham, 1724-1796

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