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Declaration Signer Elbridge Gerry ADS

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Declaration Signer Elbridge Gerry ADS
<B>Declaration of Independence Signer Elbridge Gerry ADS,</B></I> one page, 6.25” x 2.75”, Marblehead, Massachusetts, February 14, 1765. A receipt indicating that Gerry was paid “<I>four pounds ten shillings</B></I>” on behalf of his father by one W. Thomas Pedrick. Fine condition. Elbridge Gerry would represent Massachusetts in the Continental Congress and go on to spend a lifetime in politics. His attempts to manipulate voting districts in 1812 led to the creation of the verb "to gerrymander". <I>Ex. Henry E. Luhrs Collection</B></I><BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)