Raynor HCA 2014-08
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/7/2014
CARROLL, Charles (1737-1832) known as Charles Carroll of Carrollton or Charles Carroll III to distinguish him from his similarly named relatives, was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from Great Britain. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and Confederation Congress and later as first United States Senator for Maryland. He was the only Catholic and the longest-lived (and last surviving) signatory of the Declaration of Independence, dying at the age of 95. Autograph Letter Signed, "Ch. Carroll of Carrollton" Baltimore, Maryland, November 18, 1825, 2pp. quarto with integral leaf addressed to James Brice of Annapolis, pertaining to business matters it reads in part: "…On my arrival at this city I found yr. letter of the 14th. Wm. Nichols told me you have distained his property: in doing so you acted injudiciously….Nichols wishes you to buy on my account the property distained and to leave it in his hands for sale to honor my claim…I believe Nichols to be an honest man & will sell the articles, particularly the tobacco better than either of us, and apply the proceeds of sale honestly to the discharge of his debt…Nichols says plaster is of no benefit to the soil of the Farm. I know it is too light for wheat, but plaster will stiffen the soil, improve it by producing clover…" More. Fine condition.
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