Autograph Endorsement Signed by YATES, Peter W. (1747-1826)

Albany political leader, elected to the Continental Congress in 1786. AES, 2pp, 8" X 3½", n.p., n.y. Very good. Minor age toning. Two small partial leafs from a legal document, still bound together at the bottom with original tan ribbon; the top leaf which bears Yates' bold, attractive endorsement: "Sealed and delivered / In the Presence of us / Peter W. Yates." The partial text portions, in another hand, are legalese of the highest, most archaic and convoluted sort, but would appear to relate to the settlement of an estate. Interesting and uncommon.