Record 5135/5355 Catalog Record Archives Exhibit Page Home Search Description  First page - a new species of monster - the real story of how Massachusetts spawned the gerrymander - and immediately tried to kill it. A March 1812 political cartoon of the "gerrymander.." A quote from the Globe - " Thanks to the Boston Gazette's brilliant branding, today gerrymandering overshadows Elbridge Gerry's other achievements - that he signed the Declaration of Independence, attended the Constitutional Convention, and served as the country's fifth vice president.

A New Species of Monster -Archives Catalog -Copyright Marblehead Historical Commission Gerrymander COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ Contact the Marblehead Historical Commission for rights to use this image.

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Last modified on: February 22, 2013