1From Alexander Hamilton to Charles Carroll of Carrollton, 25 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, March 25, 1800. On April 18, 1800, Carroll wrote to Hamilton and referred to “your letter of the 25th past.” Letter not found. ] Carroll, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a leading Maryland Federalist, was a member of the United States Senate from 1789 to 1792 and of the Maryland Senate from 1791 to 1800.