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colonal era has lei the United Sfatee tatho-
10 Historical Socie,y to rut forth q volume
containing = number of letter. pcnncd by
Cbarle- Carroll Of Carrolton. most of
which arr now printed for tho frst time.
Tho correspondence has bccn edited by
Nr. Thomis Mcagher Field. who. by means
81 an introduction and a running COM
mentary. supplies the equivalent % q biog-
raphy - Charles Carroll and - his family.
Whatever doubt NAV hang over IN" origin
- som" colonial nagnates- IN" lineage
90 Washington himself. for instance. Ia nv
10 mNans clearly traceahl~-it j. certain that
Charlc- Carrvli e tarrull,on was n gentle
man 10y dc-ccr' and fortuu" ~ fret
- his line to settle In Maryland was Charles
D'Carroll. n reprr~cr tativc 81 the Wv O'Car-
tull~, who oWuol parts IL king- county
and Tipr-rary IN ireland. OF 'his Charles
O'Carrull We Al "told bv sir William Betham.
tho author of Irish Antiquarian Rc-earches.'
thai -he was In great favor with Kings
charles VI and James N who were not
ahl" Z" rrstor" him To his paterral estate:
tut IN" latter made him grants Of large
tracts 81 land On the MonocCa-v River in
the Province - Maryland In North America,
which land was divided into three manors
~ :o.s0 acres each, and called after the pos
seesi"fs hc had lost In ireland. vir Fly
Otarrull. Doughorcyan and Carrul-ton
lCarrolltnn In October, icss, Charles
Otarrull came over to MARYLAND hearing
a submission constituting him Attorney
General ~ 'h" province. and he was later
appointed hy Lord Baliimor. his agent
and Rr,ivcr-G'r"ral H. isaa he married
a daughter - Cnl Henry Darnall. a kins-
man pt Lord Hrl'imorr ard n large landed
proprietor ~ Marvl1ud Dying in ii.o,
lie was ~u~crodsSi Nv hiS son Charles, who
lad becu educated al ~. Omcr's In France
and who Is known a. Charles Carroll Of
Drughur-gan.
Charles Carroll ~ Carrollton, 80 called
from ia" "~ta'" which he occupied during
lii fathers lifetime, was born On the 9th
81 September. Io7. H. was sent abroad
al an Early age 20 follow a course 81 study
al Rheims and Bourges. and subsequently,
=" re,"i," a training Al law a. the Temple
In London While he was in England his
portrait was painted by Sir Joshua Rev
rolds, and no has com down tn US On the
MASTER canvas a. a slight and serious
eyed Young man. wearing a coat 81 pale
Lilac color and III" high white choker ~
the dav The studies Of Charles Carroll
dilN' W. - 49, W Aa' autumn W ltVDs hila
in February IL the follov Ing year he re-
turned t. his fathers house. The estate 81
tarroilton was now settled upon him, and
in l76s he married his cousin. Mary Darnall
lie took an active part IN tho agitation
acains, the Stamp Act. and his letters on
the subject printed in this volume Indicate
that h. fore~aw that oven u remuneration
Il tina British P~arliam.nt's claim to tax IN.
N-.- ...nIt ,-V An. a. .
ration, provided England continued To
restrain tho colnni-ia from exercising
the rights 81 manufacturing and trading
II i only In comparati, ely recent times
that American historians have ~reNusnized
that fnglnnd'- navigation laws alone
and apart from her assertions IT a rgh,
To- tax her transatlantic dcreudencies
mus, soon or late have cau--d a revolt,
81 the colonies. This seems To nave been
clear 20 Charles Carroll of Carrollion a.
early a. i7s7. and 1t was doubtlr> in llrg.
part his conviction that autonomy IA the
matters Of manufacture and trade was
Indispensable to colonial prosperity that
l.d him to accept the function Of dele
gate 20 the Continental Congress. and 20
,ign his nam. To the Declaration Of hide
perdencc.
II may ~ TtnurTlifttu 'uFl, after NE
constitution framed at Philadelphia be-
came operative, he represented MARYLAND
IN H.. senate 81 the luit.-i States. In
n letter dated July. 100, he orecss,s the
Consequences Of fixing IA" Federal capital
On the Potomac. -Narvla he saws,
will H. greatly benefited by having the
-'ai Of the government within
~ limits, th" seat Of government 81 tho
United States Will give a consequence and
opllcncc 70 our State which will put /, on
a par With either Il its ncighhurs and.
leing more compact. and more united,
Il will enjoy advantages superior. per-
haps. 90 ihu-r 81 any other State in the
Union | am persuaded hat In FIVE years
after the removal 81 Congress ~ Pohvo-
RACK Potomac. the Susuuchanna will be
uI"ncl. which ~illadd greatly 10 the growth
and prosperity II Baltimore Town and the
state - Maryland Thu | have reasoned.
and. though ! do not expect tn live To -ec
the acco mpli-hucn' ~ these predictions.
! am confident that. II the seat Of govern
m"n' - the United States IL fSed on the
Puhyomack 'rotomacl in Maryland, they
will 10 verified Keep this letter 10y YOU.
and. II th--e great events shall happen.
show II To- your children A. a matter
Of far'. Charles Carroll ~ Carroll,on was
20 ltv" for'y-two wears after inditins the
lrttcr from which "" have lust quoted.
He di"I on The itth Of November. 1881.
in tho u~,ne'v-~iSth year Of his age, He
was in has uluety-scCond year when. Ia
February. 1928. he p"nn"d a letter 10 his
granddaughter. lady stafford. from which
w mako tho following extract: You
ohs"rN" this country In likely 10 become
n 10 distant period p"puluus. n"rrishing
ard powerful. how long u will continue
- depends upon "a" adherence 10 the prin-
ciples Which laid the foundation e H.
grow ing prosperity. the confederation of
these States. sovereign and independent
within M" powers ro' delegated TO tho
general cuufrdoracv. their Incorporation
with that supervising and controlling
Government. al-o sovereign and indcpen-
dent as to the powers dcvolvct on IL. IL =
curious ard complicated piece q mech
snism Of which tho world has had no es-
ample. time will discover how long II will
60 on withou, arrangement We may
mention that many II the letters in this