Group Arthur Reid Yates navy items including hat in tole ware case, epaulets in tole ware case, medal presented to A.R. Yates in 1878, painted green & stenciled box, family 1824 bible that sank on the U.S.S. Tallapoosa in 1874 and was raised with other family belongings of A.R. Yates, family letters including brothers who served in civil war and wrote to him at the naval academy and a group of letters from Captain Yates aboard the U.S.S. Pensacola. (Note: A.R. Yates grandfather was Abraham Yates, member of the Continental congress, born in Albany, New York, 23 August, 1724; died there, 30 June, 1796. He was an active patriot in the Revolution, and wrote a series of spirited articles under the signature of "Sidney" and other pen-names. He was state senator in 1777 and 1779-'90 of New York, and president of the Provincial congress in 1775-'6, also a member of the Continental congress in 1788-'9. He was receiver of Albany in 1778-'9 and its mayor in 1790-'6.--His grandnephew, Joseph Christopher, governor of New York, born in Schenectady, New York, 9 November, 1768; died there, 19 March, 1837, was a son of Christopher Yates (1737-1785), who was a land-surveyor and served during the Revolutionary war as colonel of a regiment of engineers, and was quartermaster-general under General Philip Schuyler. Yates studied and practised law at Schenectady, and was one of the founders of Union college in 1795. He served as mayor of Schenectady in 1798-1808, as state senator in 1806-'7, and as judge of the supreme court in 1808-'22, and was governor of the state of New York in 1823-'5. A county in New York state is named in his honor.--His brother, Andrew, clergyman, born in Schenectady, New York, 17 January, 1773 ; died in I)ay, New York, 14 October, 1844, was graduated at Yale in 1793, and then studied theology with John H. Livingston. In 1797 he became professor of Latin and Greek in the first faculty of Union college, which chair he held until 1801. He then accepted the pastorate of the East Hartford Congregational church until 1814, when he returned to Union as professor of mental and moral philosophy. In 1825 he became principal of the Polytechnic at Chittenango, where he continued until 1836. The degree of S. T. D., was conferred upon him by Middlebury in 1814.--Another brother, John Barentse, soldier, born in Schenectady, New York, 1 February, 1784; died in Chittenango, New York, 11 July, 1836, was graduated at Union in 1802 and studied law with his brother Henry. During the war of 1812 he served under General Wade Hampton on the northern frontier of the state of New York, and later was appointed aide to Governor Daniel D. Tompkins. Subsequently he was elected as a Democrat to congress, and served from 4 December, 1815, till 3 March, 1817. Governor Tompkins made him senior manager of the "literature lotteries" during the last years of their existence. Through his personal influence in New York and England, he aided largely in the building of the Welland canal, receiving from the Duke of Wellington $10,000 toward the scheme. He was for many years judge of the county of Madison, and its member of the assembly at the time of his death.--Andrew Yates's grandson, John Barentse, engineer, born in Schenectady, New York, 19 October, 1833, was graduated at Union in 1852, and served during the civil war as colonel of the 1st Michigan engineers under General William T. Sherman. Subsequently he became a division engineer on the New York state canals.--Another grandson, Austin Andrew, lawyer, born in Schenectady, New York. 24 March, 1836, was graduated at Union in 1854. He served during the civil war as captain in the 134th New York volunteers, and subsequently was assistant to Judge-Advocate-General Joseph Holt. In 1868 he was elected district attorney of Schenectady county, and he was judge from 1873 till 1876. He has a large law-practice in Schenectady, and has been twice a member of the New York assembly.--Another grandson, Arthur Reid, naval officer, born in Schenectady, New York, 20 October, 1838, was graduated at the United States naval academy in 1857, and served during the civil war. He was an aide to Admiral Farragut in the battle of Mobile Bay, and was commended in that officer's report to congress. Since 9 February, 1884, he has been captain, and he now has command of the steamer " Pensacola. The first Pensacola was a screw steamer launched by the Pensacola Navy Yard 15 August 1859 and commissioned there 5 December 1859 for towing to Washington Navy Yard for installation of machinery; decommissioned 31 January 1860; commissioned in full 16 September 1861, Capt. Henry W. Morris in command. Pensacola departed Alexandria, Va., 11 January 1862 for the Gulf of Mexico to join Flag Officer Farragut's newly created West Gulf Blockading Squadron. She steamed with that fleet in the historic dash past Confederate forts St. Philip and Jackson which protected New Orleans 24 April and the next day engaged batteries below that great Confederate metropolis. On the 26th, a landing party raised the Union flag over the mint at New Orleans. During the next two years, she helped guard the lower Mississippi, returning to New York Navy Yard where she decommissioned 29 April 1864 for the installation of new and improved machinery. Recommissioned 16 August 1866, Pensacola sailed round Cape Horn to join the Pacific Squadron, serving from time to time as flagship. Her cruising ranged from Chile to Puget Sound and west to Hawaii. But for two periods in ordinary. 15 February 1870 to 14 October 1871 and 31 December 1873 to 13 July 1874, she continued this duty until detached from the Pacific squadron in June 1883. Departing Callao, Peru 18 July she sailed west across the Pacific and Indian oceans, transited the Suez Canal, and steamed the length of the Mediterranean, before crossing the Atlantic to arrive in Hampton Roads 4 May 1884. She decommissioned at Norfolk on the 23rd.")