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Carroll, Charles (1737-1832) to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00130 Author/Creator: Carroll, Charles (1737-1832) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 June 1767 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 16.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Addressed to "Gent." Discusses the necessity of purchasing goods from England by fall, or at a greater expense, purchasing them in the country. Requests a meeting about this issue. Postscript states the letter need not be sent to Mr. Carroll Barrister as he is out of town. Docketed with date and "B:C" on verso.

Carroll, an early advocate of the colonies' separation from England, was a Maryland delegate to the Continental Congress 1776-1778 and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Carroll, Charles, 1737-1832

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