STONE, Thomas

STONE, Thomas
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1743–1787

Concise Biography

STONE, Thomas, (brother of Michael Jenifer Stone, granduncle of Frederick Stone), a Delegate from Maryland; born at Poynton Manor, Charles County, Md., in 1743; completed preparatory studies; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1764 and commenced practice in Frederick, Md.; moved to Charles County, Md., in 1771; member of the Maryland state senate 1779-1783; Delegate to the Second Continental Congress, 1775, 1776, and 1778; signed the Declaration of Independence; Delegate to the Confederation Congress, 1784; died in Alexandria, Va., October 5, 1787; interment in the garden of his estate, Habre de Venture, Port Tobacco, Charles County, Md.

View Record in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

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External Research Collections

Library of Congress
Manuscript Division

Washington, DC
Papers: In the Stone Family Papers, ca. 1730-1863, 137 items. Persons represented include Thomas Stone.
Papers: In the Henry A. Willard II Collection, ca. 1743-1888, 0.8 linear foot. Persons represented include Thomas Stone. A finding aid is available in the library.

Rosenbach Museum & Library

Philadelphia, PA
Papers: 1783, 2 pages. A letter from Thomas Stone to Walter Stone, written on December 3, 1783.
Papers: ca. 1786, 1 item. A letter from Thomas Stone to his brother, Michael Stone, written around 1786. In the letter, Thomas Stone writes concerning the lack of wise and temperate men in politics, the issue of paper money in Maryland, and various land purchases; and advising him to get married, settle in a healthy place, and get out of debt. The end of the letter, with the signature, is missing.

University of Virginia
The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Charlottesville, VA
Papers: 1776, 2 items. A letter from Thomas Stone, together with fellow Maryland delegates to the Continental Congress written on April 16, 1776. Other delegates who have signed the letter include Robert Alexander and Thomas Johnson, Junior. In the letter, the Maryland delegates send a letter by James Rae, waggoner, covering James Rae's delivery of one ton of powder to the Eastern Shore for the use of the Council of Safety and request a receipt by return. The letter notes that the powder is not for Cecil County as it has been supplied separately. A note at the bottom of the page talllies the number of barrels sent. An engraving of Thomas Stone accompanies the letter.
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Bibliography / Further Reading

Wearmouth, John M. and Roberta J. Wearmouth. Thomas Stone: Elusive Maryland Signer. Port Tobacco, Md.: Stones Throw Publishers, [2002].

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