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To the electors of the State of New-York. Fellow-Citizens, The period is approaching at which you are again to exercise your right of suffrage

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Abraham Yates, Jr. papers

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Series I. Letters and Documents

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Title
To the electors of the State of New-York. Fellow-Citizens, The period is approaching at which you are again to exercise your right of suffrage
Names
Paltsits, Victor Hugo, 1867-1952 (Donor)
Clarkson, Matthew, 1758-1825 (Issuing body)
Collection

Abraham Yates, Jr. papers

Series I. Letters and Documents

Numbered Letters and Documents

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1795-02-10
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 3405
Topics
Jay, John, 1745-1829
Van Rensselaer, Stephen, 1764-1839
Elections
Genres
Ephemera
Broadsides
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: Double-page printed folio, detached.
Content: Circular letter issued by Matthew Clarkson, chairman of a committee at New York City, requesting the electors to support John Jay and Stephen Van Rensselaer as candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The names of over 80 prominent supporters are listed. Item is addressed to John Porteous, Little Falls.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11996407
MSS Unit ID: 3405
Other local Identifier: 242
Archives EAD ID: 1150015
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a08635f0-8632-013c-9454-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1795: Created
  • 1867: Creator Born
  • 1952: Creator Died
  • 2024: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "To the electors of the State of New-York. Fellow-Citizens, The period is approaching at which you are again to exercise your right of suffrage " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1795. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/feea4900-0359-0134-7aa6-00505686a51c

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "To the electors of the State of New-York. Fellow-Citizens, The period is approaching at which you are again to exercise your right of suffrage " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/feea4900-0359-0134-7aa6-00505686a51c

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1795). To the electors of the State of New-York. Fellow-Citizens, The period is approaching at which you are again to exercise your right of suffrage Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/feea4900-0359-0134-7aa6-00505686a51c

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To the electors of the State of New-York. Fellow-Citizens, The period is approaching at which you are again to exercise your right of suffrage