9¾"x8," original two-page autographed letter signed by Elbridge Gerry to John Treadwell, the Governor of Connecticut, dated February 18, 1811. Matching outside cover paper attached to a modern paper used as margins with both sides visible, the two-page autographed letter is attached to the matching paper cover, which has been inked: "Governor Gerry de Murray Brown."

The Honorable Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814), the fifth U.S. Vice-President, was one the signers of The Declaration of Independence and the inventor of Gerrymandering, a system of redistricting precincts for political advantage. However, Gerry thought the Constitution was a terrible document and, if ratified, would plunge the country into a civil war so he refused to sign it. The letter here concerns Murray Brown, who was a fugitive from justice and was, at the time of the letter, on trial in Massachusetts. The back of the paper cover has most of Mr. Gerry's accomplishments inked in purple, including his service as State Legislature in 1772, a member of the Continental Congress from 1776 to 1785, a member of the U.S. Congress from 1789 to 1793, Massachusetts Governor from 1810 to 1812, and elected U.S. Vice President for the term of 1812 to 1817, but sadly died before his term had ended.