Letters and documents of signers of the Declaration of Independence, 1750-1933.

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Letters and documents of signers of the Declaration of Independence, 1750-1933.

Consists of one album of 57 autograph letters and other documents of signers of the Declaration of Independence, together with sets of documents by Button Gwinnett and Charles Carroll each bound separately.

3 v. (.33 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8312313

Houghton Library

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Carroll, Charles, 1723-1783

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Charles Carroll (22 March 1723 – 23 March 1783) was an American statesman from Annapolis, Maryland. He was the builder of the Baltimore Colonial home Mount Clare (1760), and a delegate to the Second Continental Congress in 1776 and 1777. Born in Annapolis, Maryland, he was educated in Europe, spending six years at the English House school in Lisbon, Portugal. He then went to England to complete his education at Eton and Cambridge. After graduating Cambridge in 1746, Charles returned to Annapo...

Gwinnett, Button, c. 1735-1777

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Button Gwinnett (c. 1735 – May 19, 1777) was an English-born American Founding Father who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was one of the signatories (first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence. Born in the parish of Down Hatherley in the county of Gloucestershire, England, it is believed that he attended the College School, held in Gloucester Cathedral (now called The King's School) as did his older brother, but there is no survi...

Hubbard, John, Captain, RN

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Epithet: Captain, RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000866.0x0002af John Hubbard was a graduate of Harvard 1892. From the description of Letters and documents of signers of the Declaration of Independence, 1750-1933. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 84042691 ...