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CARROLL, CHARLES OF CARROLTON, 1737-1832, Signer of the Declaration of Independence (Maryland). Autograph letter signed ("Ch. Carroll of Carrollton") to an unidentified correspondent, n.p. [Carrollton, Maryland], 26 April 1827. 1 page, 4to, 248 x 198mm. (9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.), neatly backed with old paper, the sheet slightly wrinkled.
THE LAST SURVIVING SIGNER ORDERS CHOCOLATE
The 89-year-old Signer of the Declaration of Independence, living in retirement on his 10,000-acre plantation, inquires about an order for chocolate: "...Thank you for ordering from the Havanna by Mrs. MacTavish['s] request the chocolate;...[A]s you prudently directed the quantity be divided, the box I received I presume contains only a part of the quantity ordered, when the remainder comes please to let me know the cost and it shall be paid..." Carroll, a Catholic educated in France, gained prominence for his vigorous opposition to Britain's colonial policy, which denied Catholics the vote and the right to maintain separate schools. Active in the Continental Congress, he was the last surviving Signer and, at the time of his death, the wealthiest man in America.
THE LAST SURVIVING SIGNER ORDERS CHOCOLATE
The 89-year-old Signer of the Declaration of Independence, living in retirement on his 10,000-acre plantation, inquires about an order for chocolate: "...Thank you for ordering from the Havanna by Mrs. MacTavish['s] request the chocolate;...[A]s you prudently directed the quantity be divided, the box I received I presume contains only a part of the quantity ordered, when the remainder comes please to let me know the cost and it shall be paid..." Carroll, a Catholic educated in France, gained prominence for his vigorous opposition to Britain's colonial policy, which denied Catholics the vote and the right to maintain separate schools. Active in the Continental Congress, he was the last surviving Signer and, at the time of his death, the wealthiest man in America.