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Gerry signed the Declaration of Independence, was a delegate to the Continental Convention, was governor of Massachusetts, and Vice President of the U.S.
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Cambridge 18th Oct. 1811 My dear Madam, I received your letters of the 30th of Sept, expressive of sentiments of feelings, which honored their amiable source. The statement enclosed, proceeding as I fully believe from a man of honor; & I regret, that circumstances beyond my control have existed, which rendered impossible a compliance with your wishes in their instance a full communication shall be made, at our next interview. Accept the mere regards of Mrs. Gerry, myself, & family, present them to Mr. Morton, & be assured, I am ever you respected & ? friend E. Gerry PS. The “statement” was immediately communicated to the Council Mrs. Morton
Creation Date
10-18-1811
City
Cambridge
State/Province
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Creator Life Dates
1744-1814
Keywords
Elbridge Gerry, Mrs. Morton, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Resource Identifier
080505-14
Date Digital
November 2013
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
Archival Science | Political History | United States History
Publisher
Wofford College
Format (medium)
manuscript
Format (IMT)
Language
En-us
Digitization Specifications
800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; TIFFs converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.
Source
The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.
Recommended Citation
Gerry, Elbridge, "Elbridge Gerry writes to Mrs. Morton and communicates regrets and that a message has been conveyed. Cambridge, Mass., 1811." (1811). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 123.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/123
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