Lot 6
Carroll, Charles (1737-1832) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland. He was the only Catholic signer and the longest lived. Autograph Letter Signed ("Charles Carroll of Carrollton") including a long postscript signed "C.C. of Carrollton," 1½ pages, plus integral address leaf, 8¾ x 7¼ in., Annapolis, Mar. 6, 1804. To his cousin, Daniel Carroll of Duddington, president of the Bank of Washington, saying he has in hand his proxy. "…I think with you that the purchase of a piece of land in Georgetown for a home for a banking house or the contemplated expense of building it a most improvident waste of money, especially as they have a house equal to any of the banking houses in Baltimore…." Address leaf has toning, light soiling, a seal tear and a few other small tears. Accompanied by a transcript.
Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500.
Purchased from Robert Batchelder in 1980.
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