Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814. Austin, James Trecothick, 1784-1870. James Trecothick Austin papers. collectionmanuscriptmixed material eng Chiefly correspondence (1776-1814) 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 American Revolution), service in the Continental Congress and the U.S. House of Representatives, governorship of Massachusetts, term as Vice President of the United States (1813-1814), and especially his role in the 1797-1798 mission to France, known as the XYZ Affair. Other subjects include commercial treaties, the War of 1812, Alexander Hamilton's proposal for a national bank, and Gerry family affairs. Later papers relate in part to a biography of Gerry written by his son-in-law, James Trecothick Austin. Correspondents include John Adams, Samuel Adams, Sylvanus Bourne, Francis Dana, Clement Humphreys, Rufus King, James Lovell, James Madison, William Vans Murray, Samuel Allyne Otis, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, James Sullivan, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, prince de Bénévent, James Warren, Mercy Otis Warren, John Wendell, and Gerry's wife Ann Thompson Gerry. Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Elbridge Gerry Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Microfilm edition produced from originals, photocopies, and typescripts of originals in the Manuscript Division. In part, photocopies and typescripts of originals in the Gerry Estates collection, New York, N.Y. U.S vice president, delegate to the Continental Congress, and U.S. representative from and governor of Massachusetts. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at Adams, John, 1735-1826--Correspondence. Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803--Correspondence. Bourne, Sylvanus, 1761-1817--Correspondence. Dana, Francis, 1743-1811--Correspondence. Gerry, Ann Thompson, 1763-1849--Correspondence. Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804. Humphreys, Clement, Jr., 1777-1803--Correspondence. King, Rufus, 1755-1827--Correspondence. Lovell, James, 1737-1814--Correspondence. Madison, James, 1751-1836--Correspondence. Murray, William Vans, 1760-1803--Correspondence. Otis, Samuel Allyne, 1740-1814--Correspondence. Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1746-1825--Correspondence. Sullivan, James, 1744-1808--Correspondence. Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838--Correspondence. Warren, James, 1726-1808--Correspondence. Warren, Mercy Otis, 1728-1814--Correspondence. Wendell, John, 1731-1808--Correspondence. Gerry family. Massachusetts. General Court. Massachusetts. Provincial Congress United States. Continental Congress. United States. Congress. House. Bank of the United States (1791-1811) Banks and banking--United States. XYZ Affair, 1797-1798. France--Foreign relations--United States. Massachusetts--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. Massachusetts--Politics and government--1775-1865. United States--Commercial treaties. United States--Commercial policy. United States--Foreign relations--France. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 . United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Committees of correspondence. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Committees of safety. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies. United States--History--War of 1812 United States--Politics and government--1789-1815. Microfilm edition of material processed in 1983 available, no. 18,851. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms000007 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms000007.3 Open to research.