1To George Washington from Charles Carroll of Carrollton, 3 March 1775 (Washington Papers)
Convinced of your attachment to your country, and of your desire to promote its prosperity, I write this letter to recommend to your patronage, a Pamphlet now in our Press on the culture, & management of Hemp. I am well acquainted with the author, who has told me, that his knowledge of the Subject has not been learnt from Theory, but obtained by his practical experience. I have read his little...
2The Commissioners to Canada to [William Heath], 5 April 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : National Archives We this Evening arrived here, and from Curiosity Mr. Chase and Mr. Carroll went ashore, and found the State of the fort as follows: 3 Companies of Minute Men, Captain Moffats, Capt. Raymonds, and Capt. Woshons, Consisting of 5 Lieutenants, 6 Serjeants, 8 Corporals, 2 Drummers, a fifer and 102 privates. Mr. Seth Marvin 1st. Lieutenant of Capt. Moffats Company has now the...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Charles Carroll and Samuel Chase, 11 May 1776 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress We are fully sensible of the great Risk of taking post at Dechambeau. We have suggested in Writing the Difficulties and Reasons which have occurred to us against that Measure to Genl: Arnold. Our Army’s remaining at Dechambeau will depend in great Measure on the Strength of the Enemy’s Land Forces, and their Activity and Diligence in following up the Blow they have...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Charles Carroll, 12 August 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I lately received a letter from Mr. Carmichael, to which the inclosed is an answer; his letter was without date, nor could I certainly gather from any circumstances contained in it, the place of his residence. As the business in which he is engaged may occasion him to shift frequently his abode, I request the favor of you to forward to him the inclosed...
5To Benjamin Franklin from Charles Carroll, 5 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The bearer Mr. Thomas Ridout brother of Mr John Ridout of this city, with whom I believe you are acquainted, has sollicited me to introduce him to you. As I know him to be a young gentleman of modesty, worth, & good Sense, I have taken that liberty. Any civilities, it may be in your power to shew him, I shall esteem as conferred on myself. He proposes to go...
6To John Adams from Charles Carroll, 29 December 1789 (Adams Papers)
Our Legislature did not rise till late in the night on the 26 th instant. I have been obliged to attend the whole Session; constant attendance & application have injured my health; it is now so precarious, & delicate, that I am fearful of undertaking a journey to New York at this inclement Season of the year. If my attendance, for want of a Sufficient number of members to compose a Senate, can...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Carroll, 10 April 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Annapolis, 10 Apr. 1791 . TJ’s of the 4th received. Yesterday morning he gave Brown TJ’s letter, paid him the bank note, and took a receipt which he hopes will be satisfactory. He has kept a copy of latter, encloses original, and is “glad on both your accounts that this affair is thus finally adjusted and settled.” “I flatter myself Congress will during the next Session adopt decisive and...
8To George Washington from Charles Carroll, 6 September 1791 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Charles Carroll, 6 Sept. 1791. GW wrote to Carroll on 11 Sept. : “I have been duly favored with your letter of the 6th instant.”
9To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Carroll of Carrollton, 9 August 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Doughoragen, 9 Aug. 1792 . At his request he introduces the bearer, “Mr. Cassanave,” an upright and amiable gentleman who will explain his future views and schemes. He has received from him a strong letter of recommendation by Bishop Carroll reporting that several of Baltimore’s principal merchants have provided similar letters and is confident that TJ will render him any services in his...
10To George Washington from Charles Carroll of Carrollton, 24 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to call your attention to the contents of the inclosed letter, and to entreat your compliance with its request, should there be no unforeseen objection to granting it. I have been acquainted almost a year with the writer; he is a gentleman of family, of talents, & prudence; his example & knowledge will be of service to the neighbourhood, where he has purchased a farm of about five...