Oct 11, 2007 - Sale 2123

Sale 2123 - Lot 7

Price Realized: $ 900
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
SIGNER CARROLL OF CARROLLTON, CHARLES. Autograph Letter Signed, "Ch. Carroll of Carrollton," to Joseph Sheed, regarding a legal matter. Written in his spidery hand. 1 page, folded 4to sheet with integral address leaf; remnants of prior mounting along right edge verso of terminal page, staining from seal on terminal page, minor toning. Browns Tavern, 12 July 1826

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Eight days previously, on July 4th, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams had died, leaving Carroll as the last surviving Signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was still practicing law at the age of 89 and lived for another 5 years.