Concerning land speculation
Document 1785Elbridge Gerry discusses land speculation with Timothy Pickering and Samuel Hodgdon. Gerry declines an opportunity to purchase land in Pennsylvania.
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[address panel, outer wrapper of folded letter]
Elbridge Gerry Esqr
Wm His Stamp May 24th 1793
Before Long present Dr
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P [undecipherable] at [undecipherable]
[circular postmark stamp]
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Received [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Pickering [undecipherable]
Mr. [undecipherable] Pickering [undecipherable] any
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Elbridge Gerry discusses land speculation with Timothy Pickering and Samuel Hodgdon. Gerry declines an opportunity to purchase land in Pennsylvania.
Date
04/24/1785
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Marblehead
Repository
Document number
1785042440001
Page start
1
Note
Also addressed to Samuel Hodgdon.
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
Elbridge Gerry
General Potter
Samuel Hodgdon
soldiers
Notable locations
Marblehead
Pennsylvania
New York
land office
Notable items
values
prices
land
speculation
acre
war
business
sale
certificates