Evening star., 1931-12-27
Daniel Carroll Among First City Heads
BY JOHN CL4CETT PROCTOR.

BY JOHN CL4CETT PROCTOR.
= UST d few days ago the writer started
cEt to find the burial place OF Daniel
Carroll of Rock Creek, and he believes
he found it, though the date the
a i headStone and the other dates he has
been able to find regarding this man do
not agree.
From source, regarded excellent, for
instance, he found it stated that Daniel Car
roll of Rock Greek was born July %, 1870, and
died June 10, 1896, and from another one,
equally good that he born in 1887 and
died May 6, 1896, whereas, on the tombstone
which he believes marks the spot of the man
who was of such particular impo. tance in the
early history of the city, and perhaps even
more so in connection with the establishing
of the United States of America, he found
this inscription:
Sacred to the Mem-ry
Daniel Carroll.
Died June 10, 1890.
r. l. P"
The writer very much interested il tnIs
grave-one of many located in the church,
yard attached to ST. Johns Catholic Church,
Forest Glen, Md.-and he thought the public
would be, 100, since it is probably the last
resting place of Of the first three commits
sorers mtrusted by President George Wash
ing with making arrangements with the
original proprietorS OF land now forming the
City of Washington and to look after the in
terestS of the Federal Government in erecting
the public buildings and in other ways. IN
fortunately, if this is the grave of the commits
siOner, the date of the year on the stone is nCor
rect, and at least should be changed to 1906 the
error probably baiHg due to transcrbing from
an almost obliterated original, for undoubtedly
the spot has evidence of having been marked
before the present stone was erected
FORGE WASHINGTON, like many of our
~ successful business men, had the faculty
OF knowing the value of men and whom to
select for the important work at hand and
nothing appealed to him, after the successful
ending of the difficulty with Great Britain as
being more OF Importance than the locating of
The Federal Capital in the 10-nile square as pro-
vioed for by Congress, and the men selected by
him for this purpose proved all the more his
wisdom and good judgment. The following is
copy of the appointment of the three COM
miSSioners:
To all who shall see these presents, greeting
know ye, that reposing special trust and
confidence in the integrity skill and diligence
Of Thomas Johnson and Daniel Carroll of
Maryland and David Stuart>of Virginia, do
in pursuance of the powers vested in me by
the act entitled An act for establishing the
temporary and permanent seat of the Govern
ment of the United States, hereby appoint
them, the said Thomas Johnson, Daniel Car
roll and David Stuart, commissioners for sur
veying the District of Territory accepted by the
said act for the permanent seat of Government
OF the United States, and for performing such
other offices as by law directed with full
authority for them any two of them to
proceed therein according to law. and to have
and to hold the said office with all the powers
privileges and authorities to the same of right
appertaining to each of them, during the pleas
ure of the President of the United States for
the time being
I'm testimony whereof I have caused these
letters to be made patent and the seal of the
United States thereto affixed.
Given under my hand at the city of Phila-
delphia, the 22nd day of January in the year
OF our Lord, 1871, g. of the independence of
the United States of America the fifteenth
BY the President:
&c. WASHINGTON
"THOS. JEFFERSON"
Daniel Carroll, the second man named in the
commission, was member of a DISTINGUISHED
maryland family, a who had served that
State in the Continental Congress from 1780
to 1874; signed the Articles of Confederation
was delegate to the convention that framed
the Federal Constitutional which the illustri-
Gus Father of His Country" was president and
deputy from Virginia-and served in the First
Congress OF the United States from March T.
1769 to March 3, 1871 He wealthy, and,
according to the census of 1870, besides being
an extensive land owner in the vicinity of
Forest Glen, Md, he also owned So slaves His
family at that time, besides his wife consisted
OF two sons over 16 years of age and two
daughters. OF course this does not indicate