Excerpt from Recollections: Abraham Lansing Abraham Yates, Jr., whose daughter Susanna married Abra ham G. Lansing, was born in 1724 and died in 1796. He was eminent in his day, being Sheriff Of Albany County, Deputy to the Provincial Convention Of New York and Deputy and President pro tem. Of the First, Second and Third and Presi dent Of the Fourth Provincial Congress, member Of the First and Second Councils of Safety Of New York, member of the Committee which, in 1777, framed the first Constitution of the State, member of the New York Council Of Appointment in 1777 and 1784, Delegate to the Continental Congress in 1787 and 1788, and Mayor of Albany from 1789 to 1796. His portrait, by Robert, was presented by Abraham Lansing to the New York City Bar Association. Abraham G. Lansing had a large family, nine of his sons reaching maturity, and four daughters. One of these, Gerrit Yates, was Regent and vice-chancellor of the University Of the State Of New York, Judge Of the Court of Probate, Clerk of the Assembly and a Representative in Congress from 1831 to 1837. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.