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According to a paragraph in the Balti-
more Gazette, CHARLES CARROLL of Car
rollton first took his seat in Congress on the
18th of July, 1776, when the credentials of
the Delegates newly appointed from Mary
land were presented. The following anec-
dote should not be lost:-t(ter Mr.. Carroll
was introduced to the President on first ta-
king his seat, he drew his attention to the
parchment copy of the Declaration os Inde-
pendence, and invited him to sign it-Mr
Carroll replied, "with great pleasure" and
advanced to the table-whlst signing it, a
member remarked in an under tone-''there
goes few millons'-alluding to the grea,
wealth of Mr.. Carroll.