LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2006 October Grand Format Autographs #629  / 

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Declaration Signer Charles Carroll of Carrollton

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 USD
Declaration Signer Charles Carroll of Carrollton
<B>Declaration Signer Charles Carroll of Carrollton Checks Signed</B></I> "<I>Ch. Carroll of Carrollton</B></I>". Two items are included. The first: a partly printed check made out and signed by Carroll, 6.25" x 2.5", Baltimore, January 12, 1829. On the Office of Discount and Deposit to William Woodville, Esq. for $325.00. The second: a similar check, in another's handwriting and signed by Carroll, June 3, 1830, for $291.20. Carroll signed the Declaration of Independence, was a member of the Continental Congress, and a U.S. senator as a representative of Maryland. Interestingly, he was the only Catholic signer and the last-surviving signer, dying on November 14, 1832. Checks are in fine condition with expected cut cancellations not affecting the signatures. The second is mounted by the left edge to a larger sheet. <I>From the Henry E. Luhrs Collection.</B></I>
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