The American's Own Book

The Declaration, the Constitution, the life of every signer, and every President's inaugural from Washington to Pierce — the patriotic shelf of an American parlor of 1855, complete in one volume.

Charles Carroll

4 pages in this part of The American's Own Book.

Charles Carroll

CHARLES CARROLL was a descendant of Daniel Carroll, and Irish gentleman, who emigrated from England to America about the year 1689. He…

Charles Carroll: Maryland

The great subject of independence was, at this time, undergoing a discussion in the hall of Congress. The Maryland delegation, in that…

Charles Carroll: Constitution

Mr. Carroll was continued a member of Congress until 1778, at which time he resigned his seat in that body, and devoted himself more…

Charles Carroll: Senate

In 1791, Mr. Carroll relinquished his seat in the National Senate, and was again called to the Senate of his native State. This office he…

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