1Elbridge Gerry to Abigail Adams, 3 September 1801 (Adams Papers)
In our absence from home, you was so obliging as to address a line to M rs Gerry, which she has desired me to acknowledge, & to inform you, that in leiu of the first volume of Wraxall, that of Volneys travels was by mistake enclosed to her. this is sent to M r Smiths, & if the volume of Wraxall should be sent there, or at M rs Catharine Davis’ in tremont Street, I will order my servant to call...
2To James Madison from Elbridge Gerry, 9 [November] 1801 (Madison Papers)
Enclosed is a letter from Capt. Nathl Fellowes, a firm republican & one of the wealthiest merchants of Boston, being the copartner also of Mr. Brown, who received an appointment under the present government. Capt. Fellowes I am acquainted with but am a stranger to the gentlemen mentioned in his letter: The former of them indeed, Mr. Cushing, has called on me, & stated, that in a conference...
3To James Madison from Elbridge Gerry, 5 February 1804 (Madison Papers)
Enclosed is a letter for our commercial agent at Bourdeaux, & I shall be obliged to you for transmitting it, when you write to him. When you have leisure, I shall take it as a favor, if you will peruse a letter of the 7th Novr 1798 from Mr Pickering, & my answer of the 15th of that month, on the subject of the copies, which I had transmitted to him, of Mr Tallyrand’s letters to me, & on the...
4To James Madison from Elbridge Gerry, 16 June 1801 (Madison Papers)
I have received a letter from Mrs Corran, formerly Mrs Bland, at Paris, expressing “a wish to acquire for Mr Corran an appointment of Consul.” I do not know the Gentleman, or his character; you are probably acquainted with both, & can judge of the expediency & policy of the measure. Havre de Grace, or Antwerp she prefers, & states, that “tho her husband was a subject to England, his opinions...
5To James Madison from Elbridge Gerry, 9 November 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
9 November 1801, Cambridge. “Enclosed is a letter from Capt Nathl Fellowes, a firm republican, & one of the wealthiest merchants of Boston; being the copartner also of Mr Brown, who received an appointment under the present government. Capt Fellowes I am acquainted with, but am a stranger to the gentlemen mentioned in his letter: the former of them indeed, Mr Cushing, has called on me, &...
6To James Madison from Elbridge Gerry, 5 February 1804 (Madison Papers)
[.…] Will you be so kind as to make it, & give me the information. With sentiments of the highest esteem & respect, I remain dear sir yours.…” FC ( MHi : Elbridge Gerry Papers). 3 pp. The FC is a letterpress copy of the RC . The RC , with lower part of last page clipped, is printed in PJM-SS Robert J. Brugger et al., eds., The Papers of James Madison: Secretary of State Series (7 vols. to...
7To James Madison from Elbridge Gerry, 19 February 1806 (Madison Papers)
It was with deep regret, on account of the public as well as of yourself, that I saw in the Gazettes, a statement of the painful accident you lately met with; but I flatter myself, the effects will be of short duration. The subject on which I shall now address you, confidentially, is the present state of our country; for which, even in the tranquil situation of rural & domestic employments, I...
8To James Madison from Elbridge Gerry, 26 February 1806 (Madison Papers)
In the letter which I addressed to you last week, I omitted in haste to state, that it appeared as irrational to attempt a competition of a navy, with the great maritime powers of Europe, as to depend on small craft to combat ships of the line. If however an annual appropriation should be made, to be increased in War, for the establishment of a navy, our ships of the line would prevent our sea...
9To James Madison from Elbridge Gerry, 13 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Elbridge Gerry. 13 March 1806, Cambridge. “I thank you for your explicit communication of the 3d. It is probable to me, that simple negotiation will be the final determination of Congress; & in that case, I fear, that the Government & nation at home & abroad will fall into disrepute. Your objections to the measure are in my mind conclusive. But should Congress, with spirit, resolve to...
10To James Madison from Elbridge Gerry, 19 June 1807 (Madison Papers)
Shall I request the favor of a letter of introduction to Mr Armstrong, our minister at Paris, for Mrs Blake who is to embark soon for Marseilles, with her little daughter, for her health? This lady is a particular friend of ours, wife of George Blake Esq, district attorney for Massachusetts, & an elegant fine woman: from Marseilles she proposes to proceed to Paris. accept my best wishes for...
11To James Madison from Elbridge Gerry, 5 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
I received last evening, your obliging letter of the 27th. of June, with sundries enclosed for Mrs Blake, & the national intelligencer. She sailed on monday last, in company with General & Madam Darbeut of Martinique, persons of great respectability. The letters & passport shall be immediately delivered to Mr Blake, who undoubtedly will be highly gratified by the kind attention of the...
12To James Madison from Elbridge Gerry, 2 September 1808 (Madison Papers)
Mr Henry Orne, a Grandson of Colo Azer Orne decd., one of our principal revolutionary characters, a young Gentleman of inflexible honor, of an excellent moral Character, warmly attached to the existing government, & possessing talents which particularly qualify him for military pursuits; for which he uniformly has manifested a strong predilection, has applyed for a Captaincy, or if no vacancy,...
13To James Madison from Elbridge Gerry, 16 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
I sincerely congratulate you on your election to the Presidential Chair: an event which has saved the Country, in my opinion, from innumerable evils. The object of this, is to bring to your veiw an application which, as I am informed, was preferred by the late Governor Sullivan, Mr. Blake our district Attorney, six out of seven senators, & thirty Representatives from Maine, in favour of Nathan...
14To James Madison from Elbridge Gerry, 20 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
When you can find leisure, read this & the paper enclosed; & I will promise you not to request your attention again political subjects. They relate to our concerns with France & G Britain. On the 27th. of January last, a town meeting was held here, on the subject of the last embargo act. As the federalists conducting it were leading characters, & extremely opposed to Government, & their party...
15To Thomas Jefferson from Elbridge Gerry, 29 April 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 22d instant I received your friendly letter of the 29th of march, twenty three days after it was put into the post office. the seal is enclosed, having no impression; but the appearance of having been wet, for the purpose of opening the letter. you can determine whether this was the case, or whether there is a probability of it: be this as it may, the seals of the letters which I have...
16To Thomas Jefferson from Elbridge Gerry, 4 May 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
By my friend Mr Lee I have an opportunity of writing more freely, than by the post. The folly of the mal-contents, in expecting by their siren arts to induce you to exchange the impregnable barriers of vertue & patriotism, for the defenceless transfer of intrigue & corruption, can only be equalled by their desperation & madness. relinquishing your friends, to depend on your enemies, you must...
17To Thomas Jefferson from Elbridge Gerry, 9 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Being apprized, by the gazettes , that Major Warren is appointed Collector, in the room of my brother S M Gerry, I cannot conceal from you, the high sensations of pleasure & pain, which have been the result, in my mind, of this event; & at the same time the conviction, that you have considered it as an indispensable measure. Major Warren is a very worthy character, & a branch of a family with...
18To Thomas Jefferson from Elbridge Gerry, 27 October 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
The message, which You did me the honor to transmit, I have read with great pleasure. it exhibits to my mind, respectful, friendly, firm, & vigilant conduct towards foreign powers—acquisitions of territory, by purchase & cession, inestimable, as they respect the wealth, security, & happiness of our western sister states, the fiscal resources of the nation, and the excision of a fertile source...
19To Thomas Jefferson from Elbridge Gerry, 15 March 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I am this day honored by your letter of the 3d, & “as the unbounded calumnies of the federal party have obliged you to throw yourself on the verdict of your country, for trial,” the United States are under infinite obligations to them, for this their conduct; as it will secure to the republican cause, the only candidate, in whom the public could cordially unite; & in regard to yourself, will...
20To Thomas Jefferson from Elbridge Gerry, 11 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose, by order of a general meeting of the citizens of Boston, & of the vicinity, a copy of their proceedings the 10th instant, on the important subjects of the cause & tenor of your late proclamation. the respectability of the individuals who composed the meeting, & of their committee, their temperate, firm, & unanimous conduct at this momentous crisis, the number...