Research Catalog
Gerry-Townsend papers
- Title
- Gerry-Townsend papers, 1675-1846.
- Supplementary Content
- Collection guide and digital images
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| Vol/Date | Format | Access | Status | Call Number | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Available | MssCol 1144 Volume 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Volume 2 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Available | MssCol 1144 Volume 2 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Box 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Available | MssCol 1144 Box 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Box 2 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Available | MssCol 1144 Box 2 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814.
- Gerry, Eliza.
- Gerry, Elbridge, 1791-1883.
- Adams, John, 1735-1826.
- Gordon, William, active 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.
- Description
- .84 linear foot (2 boxes, 2 v.)
- Subjects
- Gery family
- Washington (D.C.) > Social life and customs
- Real property > Massachusetts > Boston
- United States > Foreign relations > France
- Diaries
- Townsend family
- Probate accounts
- Statesmen
- Diplomats
- Accounts
- United States > Politics and government > 1789-1815
- XYZ Affair, 1797-1798
- Estate records
- Washington (D.C.) > Description and travel
- Cambridge (Mass.) > Tours
- Genre/Form
- Accounts.
- Diaries.
- Estate records.
- Probate accounts.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Digital images must be used in lieu of originals.
- Additional Formats (note)
- available as digital images.
- Funding (note)
- Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
- Biography (note)
- The Gerry-Townsend family of Massachusetts included Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814).
- Processing Action (note)
- Surveyed
- Cataloging updated
- Call Number
- MssCol 1144
- Title
- Gerry-Townsend papers, 1675-1846.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssrefDigital images must be used in lieu of originals.
- Summary
- Collection consists of correspondence; legal papers and accounts of Eliza Gerry, administrator of Elbridge Gerry's estate; deeds, mortgages, and other land papers concerning lands owned by the Gerry and Townsend families in Boston; and transcript of a diary, 1813, Elbridge Gerry, Jr. kept during a journey from Cambridge, Mass., to Washington, D.C. Includes letters relating to Gerry's mission to France, 1797-1798 (the XYZ Affair), and to national politics. Correspondents include John Adams, William Gordon, Gideon Granger, Thomas Jefferson, James Lovell, James Madison, W. Vans Murray, George Partridge, C.C. Pinckney, Samuel Osgood, Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., James Warren, James Wendell, and John Wendell.
- Additional Formats
- Original Elbridge Gerry correspondence available as digital images.
- Funding
- Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
- Biography
- The Gerry-Townsend family of Massachusetts included Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814).
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Diplomats.Statesmen.
- Added Author
- Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814.Gerry, Eliza.Gerry, Elbridge, 1791-1883.Adams, John, 1735-1826.Gordon, William, active 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.
- LCCN
- ms 70000323
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 1144