Excerpt from The Life of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, 1737-1832, Vol. 1: With His Correspondence and Public Papers N 1825 the Life Of Richard Henry Lee was dedicated by its author, Richard Henry Lee Of Leesburg, Virginia, to Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Charles Carroll, the Surviving Signers Of the Declaration Of Independence. The Virgin ian and the son Of Massachusetts have long been known to the world through voluminous volumes, containing all that they wrote, and portraying all that they achieved on the stage Of American history. But it has not been so with the Marylander. The biography Of Charles Carroll Of Carrollton, the last Of the Signers, has never been fully written. And it is believed that the publication Of his letters and papers, with a detailed account Of his public services, will be acceptable to all historical students, and will enhance and substantiate the already high reputa tion Of this pure and noble-minded statesman, the peer in character and intellect Of any Of the great Revolutionary leaders. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.