General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002. Despatches and Accounts of Elbridge Gerry, 1798 - 1799

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General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002. Despatches and Accounts of Elbridge Gerry, 1798 - 1799

1798-1799

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1079848

This series consists of despatches and related enclosures from Elbridge Gerry, U.S. Commissioner to France, concerning his accounts and those of the brigantine Sophia.

1 linear inch

eng, Latn

National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration

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National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration

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Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814

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Elbridge Thomas Gerry (July 17, 1744 (OS July 6, 1744) – November 23, 1814) was an American politician and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he served as the fifth vice president of the United States under President James Madison from March 1813 until his death in November 1814. The political practice of gerrymandering is named after Gerry. Born into a wealthy merchant family, Gerry vocally opposed British colonial policy in the 1760s and was active in the early stages of organizing the re...