Jan. 21, 1887 Condolence Letter from Augusta, GA Attorney M. P. Carroll
February 20, 2018M. P. Carroll (1841-1920) was an Augusta, Georgia attorney and Confederate army veteran. He wrote John F. Armstrong this condolence letter on 21 January 1887, the day after Sarah McAndrew Armstrong (c1846-1887) died. Carroll, like JF, was a founding member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Augusta, so their wives and children would have known each other.
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“Hon. M.P. Carroll Died Yesterday – Gentleman Well Beloved and Deeply Esteemed Passed Away at the Home of His Daughter in Greensboro.” Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA). 13 April 1920, online archives, Genealogybank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 16 February 2018), citing original p. 8.—-Notes: Was an active member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and a founding member of Sacred Heart Church.