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- GLC#
- GLC01496
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- May 9, 1789
- Author/Creator
- Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814
- Title
- to John Sullivan
- Place Written
- New York, New York
- Pagination
- 2 p. : docket ; Height: 33 cm, Width: 20 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
Letter signed by Gerry as a Maryland Congressman. Also signed by William Smith of Maryland and Josiah Parker of Virginia. Requests that Sullivan, as the Governor of New Hampshire, transmit the proper statements to the House of Representatives concerning the revenue and commerce of the state. This letter is written on page two. On page one is an extract of a motion of the House of Representative signed by John Beckley, as Clerk, directing that information be gathered on imports and exports from several states and foreign and domestic vessels entering and leaving.
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