Murder of Henry Carroll was the subject of this letter of March 1820 from 
Charles Carroll to Josiah Meigs.
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From the books "Territorial Papers - Louisiana-Missouri Territory"
1815-1821, Volume XV page 594

                    CHARLES CARROLL TO JOSIAH MEIGS
                                     Register's Office, FRANKLIN-March 11th 1820
   SIR-Enclosed you will receive the February return & 26 final Certificates.
The Purchasers are very desirous of having their Patents particularly Alexander 
Lucas, assignee of Daniel Crump, who has an Ejectment suit now pending & wants 
to exhibit his Title. I have been truly unfortunate since my last communication; 
my son Henry riding out on Tuesday 29th Feb: was deliberately shot on horseback 
& fell a corpse on the ground, he had completely refuted the malicious Charges 
brought against him & he was shot by a Major Richard Gentry who had given a 
Certificate carrying on the face of it a malignant falsehood which was made 
apparent by the most respectable Depositions, & thus has fallen a young man of 
high honor & feeling to the Envy of a dastardly Assassin-I can say no more, my 
heart bleeds at the atrocious act.
   I am most respectfully, Sir your Most Obedient Servant
                                                       CHARLES CARROLL Register
   [Addressed]Josiah Meigs Esquire. Commissioner of the General Land 
Office. Washington City.
   [Endorsed] Franklin 11 Mar: 1820 C Carroll with finals Ackd. 15th Apl.

Note: According to Houck, Hist. Mo., III, 79, it was Charles Carroll who was
killed by Richard Gentry, in February, 1820 an obviously erroneous statement.