Pha May 20th 1783
My Dear Sir
Yours from Baltimore came to hand Yesterday & I Immediately called on Mr Morris - who told me that he was determined not to abate an iota (was his expression) of what he had ask'd you. This precluded me from saying a word to him on the Subject.1
I do not wonder at the Suspicions you mention - the same persons who entertain them, woud likewise say that it was a reflection occasiond by the same interested views, if they were told, that the offering of Annapolis instead of the other place, woud give Kingston a better chance of Succeeding.2
I shall leave this on next Saturday or Sunday & return by the E. Shore - on acct of my wrist which is not yet in a condition to bear rough roads. I must make use of expedients, which are disagreeable to get out of Town. I have been I think cruelly treated. My love and compts. as proper &
am my Dr Sr., Your Most assured & aff Hble sr.
Danl. Carroll
Receiver's copy, Lee, Horsey, and Carroll Papers deposit (1985), Maryland Historical Society.
1 Not identified.
2 That is, having Kingston, N.Y., designated the permanent residence of Congress, for which see Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, April 10, note 3; and Elias Boudinot to the States, June 10, 1783.