Elbridge Gerry papers, 1772-1901

Collection Summary

Title	Elbridge Gerry papers, 1772-1901
Span Dates	1772-1901
Bulk Dates	1776-1814
ID No.	MSS22657
Creator	Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814
Extent	500 items
Extent	4 containers
Extent	1.4 linear feet
Extent	2 microfilm reels
Language	Collection material in English
Location	Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Summary	United States vice president, delegate to the Continental Congress, and United States representative from and governor of Massachusetts. Chiefly correspondence relating to various aspects of Gerry's public career, including his memberships in the Massachusetts General Court and Provincial Congress (where he was active on committees of correspondence, safety, and supply during the Revolution), service in the Continental Congress and the U.S. House of Representatives, governorship of Massachusetts, term as vice president of the United States, and especially his role in the 1797-1798 mission to France, known as the XYZ Affair.