Mr Calcraft writes concerning the term "Gerrymandering", informing SCC that he has found it in a "dictionary of Americanisms" which can be traced back to 1811 when Mr Elbridge Gerry was Govenor of Massachussets. Sent from: 101 Mount Street, Grosvenor Square, London.
Letter from [W E] Calcraft to Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
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- GB 2495 CS8/2554
- Former Reference
- GB 2495 CS2/340/2554, CS8/340/2554
- Dates of Creation
- 17 April 1894
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
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