1745-1853
Offsite Storage Inventory
Restrictions on Access
Elbridge Gerry Copies of Letters are stored offsite and must be requested at least two business days in advance via Portal1791. Researchers needing more than six items from offsite storage should provide additional advance notice. If you have questions about requesting materials from offsite storage, please contact the reference desk at 617-646-0532 or reference@masshist.org.
Note: Permission to publish from letters in this collection must be obtained from the owners of the items.
Abstract
This collection consists of copies of letters of Elbridge Gerry. The copies were reproduced from materials in various repositories and in private hands by George A. Billias for his historical and biographical research on Gerry. The collection also includes 2 index card files which serve as a control file for the collection and a typescript of a thesis entitled, "A Study in Dissent: Warren-Gerry Correspondence 1776-1792," by C. Harvey Gardiner (later published as a book).
Biographical Sketch
Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) was a delegate to the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation, U.S. representative from Massachusetts (1789-97), member of the XYZ mission to France in 1798, governor of Mass. (1810-12), and vice-president under James Madison (1812-14).
Collection Description
These copies of Elbridge Gerry's letters were reproduced from materials in various repositories and in private hands by George Athan Billias for his historical and biographical research on Gerry. Among the repositories whose copies are included are the Library of Congress, Haverford College, Mass. Archives, American Antiquarian Society, Yale University, Essex Institute, New York Historical Society, New York State Library, Huntington Library, Southern Illinois University, American Philosophical Society, and several private owners. Copies of documents from the Mass. Historical Society have been removed. The collection also contains two index card files which serve as a control file for the collection and a typescript of a thesis entitled, "A Study in Dissent: Warren-Gerry Correspondence 1776-1792" by C. Harvey Gardiner (later published as a book).
Acquisition Information
This collection was given to the Mass. Historical Society by George Athan Billias.
Restrictions on Access
Elbridge Gerry Copies of Letters are stored offsite and must be requested at least two business days in advance via Portal1791. Researchers needing more than six items from offsite storage should provide additional advance notice. If you have questions about requesting materials from offsite storage, please contact the reference desk at 617-646-0532 or reference@masshist.org.
Note: Permission to publish from letters in this collection must be obtained from the owners of the items.
Detailed Description of the Collection
1745 - 1782
1783 - 1791
1792 - 1811
1812 - 1853
XYZ Affair materials, and "A Study in Dissent: Warren-Gerry Correspondence 1776-1792," a typescript thesis by C. Harvey Gardiner.
Card index 1
Card index 2
Preferred Citation
Elbridge Gerry copies of letters, Massachusetts Historical Society.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.