Gerry-Townsend papers, 1675-1846.

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Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division

Extent

• 1 linear foot (2 boxes, 3 v.)

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Scope/Contents Note

Collection consists of correspondence; legal papers and accounts of Eliza Gerry, administrator of Elbridge Gerry'sestate; deeds, mortgages, and other land papers concerninglands owned by the Gerry and Townsend families in Boston; and diary, 1813, Elbridge Gerry, Jr. kept during a journeyfrom Cambridge, Mass., to Washington, D.C. Includes letters relating to Gerry's mission to France, 1797-1798 (the XYZ Affair), and to national politics. Correspondentsinclude John Adams, William Gordon, Gideon Granger, ThomasJefferson, James Lovell, James Madison, W. Vans Murray, George Partridge, C.C. Pinckney, Samuel Osgood, Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., James Warren, James Wendell, and John Wendell.

Biographical/Historical Note

The Gerry-Townsend family of Massachusetts included Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814).

Controlled Access Terms

• Gery family.
• Townsend family.
• Real property -- Massachusetts -- Boston.
• XYZ Affair, 1797-1798.
• Cambridge (Mass.) -- Tours.
• Washington (D.C.) -- Description and travel.
• Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs.
• United States -- Politics and government -- 1789-1815.
• United States -- Foreign relations -- France.
• Diaries.
• Diplomats.
• Statesmen.

Additional Creator Names

• Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814.
• Gerry, Eliza.
• Gerry, Elbridge, 1791-1883.
• Adams, John, 1735-1826.
• Gordon, William, fl. 1763-1809.
• Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
• Lovell, James, 1737-1814.
• Madison, James, 1751-1836.
• Murray, William Vans, 1760-1803.
• Partridge, George, 1740-1828.
• Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1746-1825.
• Osgood, Samuel, 1748-1813.
• Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809.
• Warren, James, 1726-1808.
• Wendell, James.
• Wendell, John, 1731-1808.