| 1 | Author: | Yeates, Jasper | Add |
| Title: | Jasper Yeates Papers | ||
| Dates: | 1738-1910 | ||
| Abstract: | The Jasper Yeates Collection contains a range of documents from this prominent Pennsylvania lawyer and judge, most of which are from the early republic. Because the collection is new to the APS, the MOLE entry contains an item level catalogue of the collection's content. Yeates was active during the American Revolution as a leader of opposition to Great Britain in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. After the Revolution, he became an Associate Justice on the State Supreme Court. He was also related through marriage to the Shippen and Burd families. This collection contains personal letters written between Jasper and his wife Sally. There are also legal records and court proceedings. Within these documents, there is an account of a slave insurrection in Lancaster County during the American Revoltuion. View finding aid for a full description | ||
| Call #: | Mss.Ms.Coll.151 | ||
| Extent: | 3 Linear Feet | ||
| Topics: | African American | Law | Marriage and Family Life | Pennsylvania History | Seven Years' War | Social Life and Custom | ||
| Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Legal Records | Political Correspondence | ||
| Subjects: | Lancaster County (Pa.) -- History | Pennsylvania -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 | Pennsylvania Supreme Court | Slavery -- Pennsylvania. | United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 |
