Gerry family papers, 1737-1955.

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Gerry family papers, 1737-1955.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270953874

A collection of family papers of Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814, signer of the Declaration of Independence and Vice-President of the United States) and his descendents, including his grandson Elbridge T. Gerry (1837-1927) and his wife Louisa Livingston and their children Peter Goelet Gerry (1879-1957) and Robert L. Gerry (b. 1900). Includes a letter from John Adams to Elbridge Gerry, 1800 June 13, concerning the new capitol: "I have taken a view of the federal city and its environs as far as Mount Vernon and am well pleased with the whole. I think Congress will very soon be better here than in Philadelphia." Includes 74 items concerning the method of capital punishment in New York (1888-94); family genealogical material; several Livingston family documents related to land ownership; minor letters of Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and several other presidents; a 1661 document signed by Peter Stuyvesant; and printed documents and photographs.

ca. 3 linear feet.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7232733

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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

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Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1706] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States postmaster general. As a scientist, he was a major figure in ...

Adams, John, 1735-1826

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Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814

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Gerry, Robert L., 1900-

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Gerry, Elbridge T. (Elbridge Thomas), 1837-1927

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Elbridge T. Gerry was the president of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. From the description of Letter, 1883 November 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122468513 BIOGHIST REQUIRED Lawyer, philanthropist. Gerry was an 1857 graduate of Columbia College. He founded the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and was chairman of the legislative committee that abolished hanging in favor of the electric chair as capital punishment...

Stuyvesant, Peter

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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Livingston, Louisa.

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Gerry family.

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Gerry, Peter Goelet, 1879-1957

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Madison, James, 1749-1812

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First Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia. From the description of James Madison papers, 1792-1970s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 659814628 President of the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., and bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Virginia. From the description of Papers, 1787-1808. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19902858 First Episcopal bishop of Virginia and president of the College of William and Mary. ...

Livingston family.

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