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Gerry-Townsend papers

Title
Gerry-Townsend papers, 1675-1846.
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Volume 2 Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 1144 Volume 2 Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
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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.)
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.
Subjects
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
OCLC
NYPW89-A486
Title
Gerry-Townsend papers, 1675-1846.
Restricted Access
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
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).
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Collection guide and digital images
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
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