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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08171 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1789 |
| Title | Charles Carroll to John Adams regarding his seat in the Senate |
| Date | 29 December 1789 |
| Author | Carroll, Charles (1737-1832) |
| Recipient | Adams, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written to the Vice-President of the United States offering to resign his seat in the U.S. Senate on the basis of poor health. "I wish to execute, to the best of my power, the trust with which I have been honored by my country." Indicates that his health is very poor and he cannot undertake a journey to New York until March. He relays his wishes that if the Senate cannot be assembled without him, he wants his successor to be elected right away and sent to New York. A small piece of paper separated from the letter is stamped Annapolis January 2, and signed "His Excellency." Carroll served on the Continental Congress, and signed the Declaration of Independence. He was elected to United States Senate from Maryland in 1788 and resigned in 1790 but continued to serve on the state senate of Maryland. |
| Subjects | Health and Medical Congress Government and Civics |
| People | Carroll, Charles (1737-1832) Adams, John (1735-1826) |
| Place written | Annapolis, Maryland |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |