]> ms.363 Carroll Collection 1776-1867 Ms. 363 Joan Grattan Special Collections, The Milton S. Eisenhower Library, The Johns Hopkins University
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Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Marius Stan Finding aid written in English Carroll Collection 1776-1867 Ms. 363 Special CollectionsThe Milton S. Eisenhower Library The Johns Hopkins University 1776-1867 Contact Information Special Collections The Milton S. Eisenhower Library The Johns Hopkins University 3400 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21218 (410) 516-8323 Joan Grattan August 1994 Marius Stan

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 Descriptive Summary Ms. 363 Carroll Collection 1776-1867 Carroll, Charles, 1737-1832 Johns Hopkins University. Special Collections. 1 document box (.4 linear ft.). English The Carroll Collection is an artificial collection formed by both original and copied letters and documents, some related to the interests of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, and others related to persons and events important during the Revolutionary period and the years immediately following. Important in this collection are copies of letters written by the elder Carroll to his son. Much of this correspondence deals with the construction and furnishing of Homewood House. The house was meant as a wedding present to young Carroll and his wife, Harriet Chew (1775-1861), but Carroll, Sr. continually expressed his displeasure over the mounting charges. (The final total was $40,000, four times what had been expected.) These letters are photocopied transcripts. Location of the originals is unknown. Items related to the family estate, Doughoregan, include a listing of slaves held in 1834 and a drawing of the plat, 1867. Holographic letters of American Revolutionary figures, Lafayette, Thomas Cooper, Alexander Hamilton, Benedict Arnold, and Nathaniel Greene are included. Of interest too are holographic letters of persons important during the period following the American Revolution: Joshua Barney, Bernard U. Campbell, Richard Stoddert Ewell, John F. Mercer, and William Scott, all American military officers. Their letters contain some references to the War of 1812. Other correspondents include Baltimore historian, Brantz Mayer. Administrative Information Provenance

The provenance of the collection is unclear. Part of the collection was presented to the University by Philip A. Carroll, the great-great grandson of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, in 1937. The Accession Number is 88-89.19

An exhibit celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Carroll of Carrollton was presented at the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1937. Possibly, at that time, Philip A. Carroll, owner of Doughoregan, the Carroll Family estate in Howard County, Maryland, re-opened a file of letters and documents while he was arranging for portraits and other family articles to be loaned for the exhibit.

Use Restrictions

Access to the collection is unrestricted.

Permission to publish material from this collection must be requested in writing from the Manuscripts Librarian, Milton S. Eisenhower Library, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. 21218.

 Preferred Citation

Carroll Collection Ms. 363Special Collections,Milton S. Eisenhower Library,The Johns Hopkins University.

 Biographical Note

Charles Carroll of Carrollton was born in Annapolis, MD. September 30, 1737. He received his early education in Jesuit schools in Maryland and France, and he later studied law in Paris and London. Carroll, the son of wealthy land owner, Charles Carroll of Annapolis (1702-1782), returned to colonial America and gave his support to the Revolutionary cause. He was a member of the (Revolutionary) Maryland Convention (1774-1776), a member of the Continental Congress (1776-1778), and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Charles Carroll married Mary Darnall in 1768. They were the parents of Charles Carroll of Homewood (1775-1825), Mary (married Richard Caton), and Catherine (married Gen. Robert Goodloe Harper (1765-1825). Carroll, described often as the wealthiest man in the Colonies, had built for each of his children a very notable house. The most renown of the Carroll houses is Homewood House, built 1802 - 1804, for his only son. Homewood House remains today on the campus of The Johns Hopkins University and is recognized as an outstanding example of architecture of the early Federal period.

Charles Carroll of Carrollton died in Baltimore in 1832.

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Box Contents 1 Correspondence of Charles Carroll of Carrollton to Charles Carroll III. Transcripts, 1797 -1828 1 Charles Carroll of Carrollton to John Quincy Adams - see Ms. 218. March 19, 1827 1 Will, 1769 1 Charles Carroll of Carrollton to ? Sept. 14, 1814. 1 Ledger of slaveholding, Doughoregan Manor, January 1834. 1 Plat of Doughoregan Manor, Nov. 20, 1867. 1 Carroll officers in France 1 Lafayette to Charles Carroll, Feb. 26, 1819. 1 Barney, Joshua to Nathaniel Williams, July 9, 1814. 1 Campbell, B. U. (Bernard U.) to Ninian Pinkney 1 Ewell, R. S. (Richard Stoddert) to Charles Carroll 1850 1 Howard, Gen. Benjamin C., Defender's Day Speech, Sept. 12, 1855. 1 Lay[?] to "Dear Sir" 1 Mayer, Brantz to "Dear Sir" March 15, 1854 1 Mercer, John F to William H. Winder, August 1814. 1 Scott, William to William H. Winder, Oct. Nov. 1814 1 Winder, William to Brantz Mayer, Feb 3, May 2, 1854. 1 Winder, William to John B. Warner, May 1, 1813 1 Cooper, Thomas to Stephen van Rensselaer, re: Burr-Hamilton duel July 11, 1804 1 George Washington to William Fitzhugh [copy] May 15, 1786 1 Photostats of Cooper, Hamilton, Washington letters 1 "Autograph Collection" Originals in Safe 1 Nathanael Greene to Genl. Butler. May 24, 1781 1 Nathanael Greene to Genl. Schuyler, March 18, 1780 1 Nathanael Greene to "My Dear Caty," Jan. 25, 1781 1 Alexander Hamilton to Genl Ruffelace, Dec. 9, 1783 1 Benedict Arnold to Capt. Varick, Aug. 7, 1776 1 Brochure: Exhibit, Baltimore Museum of Art, 1937. Commemorating 200th anniversary, birth of Charles Carroll.