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Resolved, That in testimony of our regard and esteem for their memory, the members wear the usual badge of mourn- ing for thirty days, and that we sincerely condole with their afflicted families at their untimely deaths.
Resolved, That these proceedings be published in the papers of the city, and that the President of the Society do transmit a copy to the families of the deceased.
1839.
DR. WILLIAM READ President.
COL. SAMUEL WARREN
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID
Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS .
Secretary.
BARNARD ELLIOTT
HARRIS SIMONS
Stewards.
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Standing Committee .'
James Hamilton, Henry A. DeSaussure,
Daniel E. Huger, Henry W. Peronneau,
Dr. I. Motte Campbell, John S. Cogdell,
Dr. William Hall.
J. HARLESTON READ, JR., Orator for 4th July, 1840.
On 29th March, 1839, CHANCELLOR HENRY W. DESAUSSURE, who had been a participant in the War of the Revolution, died.
At a special meeting of the Cincinnati Society of South Carolina, held at Lee's Hotel, Broad Street, on the evening of the 4th May, 1839, called by the President to take into consideration the propriety of paying some suitable tribute to the memories of the late Col, Aaron Ogden, of New Jersey, and of the late Chancellor DeSaussure, of South Carolina.
After a brief statement from the President, of the occasion for which they were convened, Gen. Hamilton offered the fol- lowing resolutions, which were unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That this Society has heard with deep regret of the death of that gallant soldier of the War of the Revolu- tion, the late Col. Aaron Ogden, of New Jersey.
In his youth the deceased patriot signalized his bravery and devotion to his country amidst the severest trials of the Revolution, whilst it was his good fortune to be the associate of Washington in the glorious campaign which terminated in the surrender at Yorktown. In a maturer period of life, as a statesman and civilian, he contributed to the formation and establishment of those institutions which have given value and security to our liberties.
Be it further Resolved, That in paying this tribute to the memory of a wise, virtuous and esteemed patriot of another State, we are affectingly called upon to recollect the bereave- ment we have sustained among ourselves in the death of the venerated and venerable Chancellor DeSaussure, long a val- ued member of this Society endeared to us by the recollec- tion of his early and youthful Revolutionary services; by the talents and signal integrity which he carried with him on the Bench which he adorned, and by that bland temper and culti-
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vated taste which conferred a charm and fascination on his social intercourse with us, which can never be forgotten. Himself, an ornament and the associate of the long and ever to be revered ornaments of this Society who have gone before him, we cherish his memory with mingled admiration and esteem.
Be it further Resolved, That in testimony of our veneration and respect for the memory of these deceased patriots, we will wear crape on the left arm for thirty days.
Be it lastly Resolved, That the President be requested to for- ward a copy of these resolutions to the relatives of our de- ceased friends.
It was also further Resolved, That the foregoing be pub- lished in the papers of the city.
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1840.
DR. WILLIAM READ President.
COL. SAMUEL WARREN
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS
Secretary.
BARNARD ELLIOTT
DR. WM. G. RAMSAY
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
James Hamilton,
Henry W. Peronneau,
Daniel E. Huger,
Henry A. DeSaussure,
John S. Cogdell, Dr. Wm. Hall.
1841.
DR. WILLIAM READ President.
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID
Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS
Secretary.
BARNARD ELLIOTT
DR. WM. G. RAMSAY
Stewards.
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Standing Committee :
·1842.
DR. WM. READ President.
GEN. JAMES HAMILTON
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID
. Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS
Secretary.
BARNARD ELLIOTT
DR. WM. G. RAMSAY
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
Dr. I. Motte Campbell,
John S. Cogdell,
Henry A. DeSaussure,
Dr, Wm. Hall,
Henry W. Peronneau, Geo. W: Egleston,
Edward R. Laurens.
1843.
DR. WILLIAM READ President.
GEN. JAMES HAMILTON
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID
Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS
Secretary.
DR. WM. G. RAMSAY
Stewards.
DR. - HAIG .
Standing Committee :
Dr. I. Motte Campbell,
John S. Cogdell,
Henry A. DeSaussure,
Dr. Wm. Hall,
Henry W. Peronneau,
Geo. W. Egleston,
Edward R. Laurens.
DR. WM. G. RAMSAY, Orator for 4th July, 1844. 6
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1844.
DR. WILLIAM READ President.
GEN. JAMES HAMILTON Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID
Treasurer. .
JAMES SIMONS
Secretary. .
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
On 21st April, 1845, Dr. WILLIAM READ, President, died. This venerable gentleman was the last of the soldiers of the war of the Revolution, who presided over the Society, and at the time of his death, was the only member of the Society living, who had been an actor in that struggle to commem- orate which the Society had been instituted.
At a meeting of the Cincinnati, held at the residence of Dr. I. M. Campbell, Broad Street, at ten o'clock, 22d April, 1845, the following Preamble and Resolutions were presented by Mr. H. A. DeSaussure, and unanimously adopted :
The mournful occasion which convenes us, is to pay a tribute of respect to the memory of the venerable and vener- ated Dr. William Read, the President of the State Society of the Cincinnati of South Carolina, who, on Monday last, de- parted this life at the advanced age of ninety-one years. In recording the death of this virtuous, high-minded patriot, who manifested his courage and devotion to his country during the privations and trials of the Revolutionary war, our admi- ration for his public services is blended with deep regrets for the bereavement we have sustained in the loss of our beloved President. This country honored him while living; his vir- tues and services entitle his memory to the gratitude of posterity.
Deeply imbued with the principles of independence which animated the minds of his countrymen in 1776, he joined the American Army in New Jersey, at an early age, and served
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as a volunteer in the hard contested battle field of Monmouth. From that period to 1780, he served in the army in Jersey, under the immediate eye of General Washington, in the sta- tion of Deputy Surgeon-General, with the assimilated rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, and attracted the personal regards, and won the approbations of the Father of his Country, by his active energy and zealous performance of duty in her service. Soon after, he was ordered to join the Southern Army under Gates, at Camden, and subsequently under the enterprising Gen. Greene, participated in all the perils, privations and gal- lant exploits of the army to the close of the Revolutionary War. His services in the army were not confined to his pro- fessional duties, but often was he found in the battle field, wielding his sword in his country's defence. And in many a bold adventure and daring enterprise, he bore a conspicuous part. By the dispensation of Providence, his protracted years have borne him into the midst of another generation, from which his cotemporaries have all departed ; and the pos- terity among whom he has lived, have awarded him in ad- vance, their grateful admiration, as one of the patriots of a preceding age. As far as our knowledge extends, he is the last surviving Continental Officer in South Carolina and the Revolutionary Army, but one,* and certainly the last origi- nal member of this Society.
In all the domestic relations of life he was exemplary be- yond reproach, and without guile. In temper, frank, manly and sincere. In deportment, dignified and forbearing. As a citizen, public-spirited, incorruptible and conciliatory. As the presiding officer of this Society, his zealous devotion to its interests and urbanity in the discharge of its duties, to- gether with his kind and condescending intercourse with its junior members, will cause his memory long to be cherished with affectionate remembrance.
In testimony therefore, of his worth and our profound respect-
Resolved, That this Society, deeply sensible of the irrepar- able loss it has sustained in the death of their venerable and beloved President, Dr. William Read, the last surviving Con- tinental Officer in South Carolina, of the Revolutionary War, will long cherish with grateful remembrance, the public ser- vices, the private virtues, and the manly and generous qualities of their distinguished President.
*Maj. James Lovell, of Lee's Legion.
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Resolved, That as a token of their veneration and respect, this Society, in a body, will attend his funeral services, and that pall bearers from their number be selected to sustain the bier.
Resolved, That as a further evidence of our respect the members of this Society will wear crape on the left arm for thirty days.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Hon. J. Harleston Read, the only son of our deceased friend, and also published in the daily papers of the city.
1845.
GEN. JAMES HAMILTON President.
DR. ISAAC MOTTE CAMPBELL
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID
Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS
Secretary.
DR. WILLIAM G. RAMSAY
DR. GEORGE HAIG
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
H. A. DeSaussure,
H. W. Peronneau,
J. S. Cogdell,
G. W. Egleston, E. R. Laurens,
Harris Simons.
WILMOT G. DESAUSSURE, Orator for 4th July, 1846.
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1846.
GEN. JAMES HAMILTON . .
President.
DR. ISAAC MOTTE CAMPBELL . Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS .
Secretary.
DR. WILLIAM G. RAMSAY
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
H. A. DeSaussure, H. W. Peronneau, J. S. Cogdell,
Dr. William Hall, Geo. W. Egleston, E. R. Laurens,
Harris Simons.
DR. GEORGE HAIG
Dr. William Hall,
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1847.
GEN. JAMES HAMILTON President.
DR. ISAAC MOTTE CAMPBELL
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID
Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS
Secretary.
DR. WILLIAM G. RAMSAY
A. R. HAIG
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
Henry A. DeSaussure,
Henry W. Peronneau,
Dr. William Hall,
Edward R. Laurens,
J. Harleston Read, Sr., Harris Simons,
Richard W. Cogdell.
JOHN L. MANNING, Orator for 4th July, 1848.
1848.
GEN. JAMES HAMILTON President.
DR. ISAAC MOTTE CAMPBELL
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. READ
Treasurer.
LOUIS D. DESAUSSURE
Secretary .*
DR. WILLIAM G. RAMSAY
Stewards.
DR. GEORGE HAIG
Standing Committee :
Henry A. DeSaussure,
Henry W. Peronneau, Robert B. Gilchrist,
J. Harleston Read, Sr.,
Harris Simons,
Dr. William Hall,
Edward R. Laurens.
*James Simons, Esq., declined a re-election.
1849.
GEN. JAMES HAMILTON President.
HON. J. HARLESTON READ, SR
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID
Treasurer.
LOUIS D. DESAUSSURE
Secretary.
DR. WILLIAM G. RAMSAY
DR. GEORGE HAIG
Stewards.
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Standing Committee :
Henry A. DeSaussure,
Henry W. Peronneau,
Dr. William Hall,
Harris Simons,
Edward R. Laurens, Richard W. Cogdell,
W. Peronneau Finley.
1850.
HON. J. HARLESTON READ President .*
HENRY A. DESAUSSURE
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID
Treasurer.
LOUIS D. DESAUSSURE
Secretary.
DR. WM. G. RAMSAY
Stewards.
Standing Committee:
Henry W. Peronneau,
Dr. William Hall,
Edward R, Laurens,
Harris Simons,
Richard W. Cogdell,
W. Peronneau Finley,
Wilmot G. DeSaussure.
*Gen. JAMES HAMILTON declined a re-election because of his absence from the State.
1851.
HON. J. HARLESTON READ President.
HENRY A. DESAUSSURE
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID . Treasurer.
LOUIS D. DESAUSSURE .
Secretary.
DR. WILLIAM G. RAMSAY
DR. GEORGE HAIG
Stewards.
Standing Committee:
Henry W. Peronneau,
Dr. William Hall,
Harris Simons,
W. Peronneau Finley.
Richard W. Cogdell,
James Simons,
Wilmot G. DeSaussure.
ROBERT C. GILCHRIST, Orator for 4th July, 1852.
DR. GEORGE HAIG
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1852.
HON. J. HARLESTON READ President.
HENRY A. DESAUSSURE
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID .
. Treasurer.
LOUIS D. DESAUSSURE
Secretary.
DR. WILLIAM G. RAMSAY
Dr. GEORGE HAIG
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
Henry W. Peronneau,
Dr. William Hall,
James Simons,
W. Peronneau Finley,
Richard W. Cogdell, Harris Simons,
Wilmot G. DeSaussure.
1853.
HON. J. HARLESTON READ President.
HENRY A. DESAUSSURE
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID .
Treasurer.
LOUIS D. DESAUSSURE
Secretary.
DR. GEORGE HAIG
Stewards.
JOHN B. DESAUSSURE
Standing Committee :
Henry W. Peronneau,
Dr. William Hall,
James Simons,
Richard W. Cogdell,
W. Peronneau Finley, Harris Simons,
Wilmot G. DeSaussure.
DAVID RAMSAY, Orator for 4th July, 1854.
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1854.
HON. J. HARLESTON READ . President.
HENRY A. DESAUSSURE
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID .
Treasurer.
LOUIS D. DESAUSSURE
Secretary.
DR. GEORGE HAIG
JOHN B. DESAUSSURE
Stewards.
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Standing Committee:
Henry W. Peronneau, James Simons, W. Peronneau Finley,
Dr. William Hall,
Richard W. Cogdell, Harris Simons,
Wilmot G. DeSaussure.
1855.
HON. J. HARLESTON READ. . President.
HENRY A. DESAUSSURE.
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID .
· Treasurer.
WILLIAM S. EDWARDS .
Secretary .*
DR. GEORGE HAIG .
JOHN B. DESAUSSURE. .
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
Henry W. Peronneau,
Dr. William Hall,
James Simons,
Richard W. Cogdell,
W. Peronneau Finley,
Harris Simons,
Wilmot G. DeSaussure.
THOMAS F. DRAYTON, Orator for 4th July, 1856.
* Mr. Louis D. DeSaussure declined a re-election.
1856.
HON. J. HARLESTON READ. . President.
HENRY A. DESAUSSURE
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID .
Treasurer.
WILLIAM H PERONNEAU
Secretary.
DR. GEORGE HAIG .
JOHN B. DESAUSSURE
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
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1857.
HON. J. HARLESTON READ President.
HENRY A. DESAUSSURE. . Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID. . Treasurer.
WILLIAM H. PERONNEAU.
Secretary.
DR. GEORGE HAIG. .
JOHN B. DESAUSSURE.
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
CHARLES E. B. FLAGG, Orator for 4th July, 1858.
On 15th December, 1857, GEN. JAMES HAMILTON, Ex-Presi- dent of the Society, was drowned, by sinking of the steamship - off -, in the Gulf of Mexico.
1858.
HON. J. HARLESTON READ President.
HENRY A. DESAUSSURE . . Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID Treasurer.
DAVID RAMSAY
Secretary .*
DR. GEORGE HAIG. .
Stewards.
JOHN B. DESAUSSURE.
Standing Committee :
* William H. Peronneau declined a re-election.
On 23d May, 1859, HON. J. HARLESTON READ, President of the Society, died.
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At a special meeting of the Cincinnati of South Carolina, held on 28th May, 1859, the Vice-President of the Society, Henry A. DeSaussure, Esq., took the chair, and announced officially to the Society the death of their late President, the Hon. J. Harleston Read.
Hon. James Simons, accompanied with some remarks on his high and honorable character, his exemplary performance of all the social duties of life, and especially of his dignified discharge of the official duty of President of this Society, offered the following Preamble and Resolutions :
The name of Read is especially identified with the Cincin- nati of South Carolina. At the formation it appeared in the roll of the funders at the Cantonment on the Hudson, and in the memory of many now present, three generations were for a long time represented in this body. Nor is there a mere nominal identification-for whether we regard the dead or the living, the name of Read will always be- associated with the patriotic in the past, and the good and virtuous in the present.
The recent event which has convoked this assembly, has, at the same time, deprived his family of its head, and the Cin- cinnati of their chief. The Hon. J. Harleston Read, Presi- dent of the Cincinnati, departed this life on the 23d inst., at his residence in this city in the 72d year of his age.
Mr. Read was born in Charleston in 1788, and was gradu- ated at Princeton College in the year 1806. Inheriting wealth, although bred to the Bar and admitted to the profes- sion, he did not practice, but he preferred to enjoy the indul- gence of the quiet and retired life of a planter, and by his sentiments, habits and manners illustrated the character of a Carolina gentleman, naturally of an unambitious disposition, he did not thrust himself into notoriety, nor affect public station ; but at the same time he never shrank from the dis- charge of those duties and obligations which devolve on the citizen. In early life, he held a commission on the Staff of his uncle, Brig .- Gen. Jacob Read ; he served in various local offices which he felt it his duty to exercise, and he represented the Parish of Prince George Winyah, in the Senate of the State.
He became a member of the Cincinnati in the year 1809, and after the death of his father, the late venerable President, Dr. William Read, and the subsequent resignation of General Hamilton, he was elected to the succession on the 4th July, 1850, and was afterwards constantly and unanimously re-elected to that office.
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Deeply interested in the welfare of the Society, he was always one of its most zealous members, and endeared him- self to the fraternity by the affability of his manners, and the amiability of his disposition. His sentiments were high-toned and honorable ; his bearing dignified and serene, and his whole appearance and conduct indicated the virtue and stabil- ity of his character. He discharged the duties of social life with exemplary fidelity, and reaped the rich reward of the affection and veneration of his children, kinsmen and friends.
In token of the esteem and respect of the Cincinnati for his memory, be it therefore
Resolved, That the Cincinnati of South Carolina are sin- cerely affected by the death of their venerable President, the late Hon. John Harleston Read. That whilst they mingle their regrets with the grief of his family circle, they are not unmindful that he had fulfilled the measure of mortality, and they have the comfortable assurance that he had the full frui- tion of the reward of a well-spent life, the respect and esteem of the whole community.
Resolved, That the Cincinnati hereby tender to the family of their late President, their cordial sympathy on this solemn occasion.
Resolved, That the Cincinnati wear the usual badge of mourning on the 4th July next, and for forty days thereafter.
The Preamble and Resolutions were unanimously adopted, and thereupon it was further
Resolved, That the foregoing Preamble and Resolutions be published in the daily papers, and copies of the same be com- municated to the family of the deceased.
1859.
HENRY A. DESAUSSURE, EsQ. President.
HON. JAMES SIMONS .
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID. .
Treasurer.
DAVID RAMSAY.
Secretary.
DR. GEORGE HAIG .. .
Stewards.
JOHN B. DESAUSSURE.
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Standing Committee:
Harris Simons, Dr. William Hall,
Evan Edwards,
J. Harleston Read, W. Peronneau Finley, Wilmot G. DeSaussure,
Thomas F. Drayton.
DR. DANIEL H. HAMILTON, Orator for 4th July, 1860.
At a regular meeting of the Cincinnati of South Carolina, held at St. Andrews' Hall, on July 4th, 1859, the following Preamble and Resolutions were adopted :
It is not often that in so small a circle as our Society pre- sents, death demands so much tribute in one year. Three of our members have been called away, and the habiliments of mourning in which we drape our emblems to-day, are the external sign of a triple cause for grief.
Mr. JOHN HYRNE TUCKER died on the 5th June, 1859. He was the oldest living member of the Cincinnati, of whom he had become a member in 1826. He was born in Georgetown, S. C., on the 19th July, 1780. His mother was a sister of the gallant and patriotic Major Edmund M. Hyrne, and on his father's side he inherited the gentle blood of the Tudors.
Mr. Tucker received his early education at Philadelphia, and then went to Brown University, where he graduated. He returned to South Carolina in 1861. He was not bred to any profession, but engaged in the pursuit of agriculture on Pee Dee and Waccamaw, and devoted his long life to this honora - ble avocation, and by his assiduity and judgment added largely to his fortunes.
Mr. Tucker's sphere was entirely with the domestic circle. He was devoted to his family ; set an example of honor and piety to his sons; was hospitable to his friends; kind and patriarchal to his servants; and particularly jealous of their protection from all injury or wrong. One of the leading fea- tures of his character, so to speak, was his inherent sense of religion. He had a profound conviction of his dependence on the Almighty disposer of all things; it pervaded all his thoughts and all his professions; and the serenity of his last moments proved beyond all doubt, that he died as he lived- "in the confidence of a certain faith in the comfort of a rea-
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sonable, religious, and holy hope, in favor with God, and per- fect charity with the world."
Resolved, That we tender our sympathy to the family of our late venerable brother, John H. Tucker, and beg to offer for their acceptance this tribute of respect for his memory.
Resolved, That the Preamble and these Resolutions be recorded on the journal of the Cincinnati.
Resolved, That the Cincinnati wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days.
1860.
HENRY A. DESAUSSURE. President.
HON. JAMES SIMONS.
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID .. Treasurer.
J. E. McPHERSON WASHINGTON.
S. WRAGG SIMONS. . Secretary .*
CHARLES L. EDWARDS.
Stewards.
Standing Committee:
Harris Simons,
Dr. William Hall,
J. Harleston Read,
W. Peronneau Finley,
Wilmot G. DeSaussure, Evan Edwards,
Thomas J. Drayton.
*Mr. David Ramsay declined a re-election.
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1861.
HENRY A. DESAUSSURE. President.
HON. JAMES SIMONS.
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID .. Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS, JR.
Secretary .*
S. WRAGG SIMONS.
THOMAS R. EGLESTON
Stewards.
*Mr. J. E. McPherson Washington having joined the Con- federate Army declined a re-election.
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Standing Committee :
Harris Simons,
Dr. William Hall,
Wilmot G. DeSaussure,
J. Harleston Read,
W. Peronneau Finley, Evan Edwards, Thomas F. Drayton.
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1862.
HENRY A. DESAUSSURE, EsQ . . President.
HON. JAMES SIMONS.
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID . Treasurer. JAMES SIMONS, JR.
Secretary.
S. WRAGG SIMONS.
THOMAS R. EGLESTON.
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
Harris Simons,
Dr. William Hall,
Wilmot G. DeSaussure,
W. Peronneau Finley,
J. Harleston Read,
Evan Edwards,
Thomas F. Drayton.
So many members of the Society were serving in the Con- federate Army, and absent, that a quorum could not be obtained on the Anniversary, and the above officers held over under Rule VI.
1863.
HENRY A. DESAUSSURE, EsQ .
Vice-President. GEORGE B. REID
Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS, JR
Secretary.
S. WRAGG SIMONS
THOMAS R. EGLESTON
President. HON. JAMES SIMONS
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Stewards.
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Standing Committee :
Harris Simons,
W. Peronneau Finley,
Evan Edwards,
Thomas F. Drayton.
1864.
HENRY A. DESAUSSURE, EsQ . President.
HON. JAMES SIMONS
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID
Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS, JR
Secretary.
S. WRAGG SIMONS
THOMAS R. EGLESTON
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
Harris Simons,
Dr. William Hall,
W. Peronneau Finley,
Wilmot G. DeSaussure,
J. Harleston Read,
· Thomas F. Drayton.
1865.
HENRY A. DESAUSSURE EsQ President.
HON. JAMES SIMONS
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID
. Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS, JR.
, Secretary.
S. WRAGG SIMONS
Stewards.
THOMAS R. EGLESTON
Standing Committee :
Harris Simons,
W. Peronneau Finley,
Evan Edwards,
Dr. William Hall,
Wilmot G. DeSaussure,
J. Harleston Read,
Thomas F. Drayton.
In consequence of the disorganized condition of the State, no meeting could be had on the Anniversary, and the above officers held over under Rule VI.
Evan Edwards,
Dr. William Hall,
Wilmot G. DeSaussure, J. Harleston Read,
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HENRY A. DeSAUSSURE, Esq., President, died 9th Decem- ber, 1865.
At a meeting of the Cincinnati, held on 16th December 1865, pursuant to an invitation of the Hon. James Simons Vice-President, the following Preamble and Resolutions were unanimously adopted :
The State Society of the Cincinnati of South Carolina, have assembled to offer a memorial to the memory of their vener- able President, Henry A. DeSaussure, Esq.
Full of years and of honors, he has followed in the path- way of the distinguished men who preceded him in the hon- orable office he so long held, and he now enjoys in communion with them, the eternal rewards of patriotism and virtue, which men can neither give nor take away.
Our late President was born in Charleston, on the 15th September, 1788, and at the time of his death had just com- pleted his seventy-seventh year. He was the eldest son of the distinguished Judge and Chancellor, Henry Wm. DeSaus- sure, who might be named 'in South Carolina, as Lord Nottingham was justly styled in England, "the Father of Equity." He early applied himself to the study of that sci- ence in which has father was so much honored, and upon being called to the Bar, devoted himself with uninterrupted zeal, perseverance and industry, to its pursuit and practice. He took but little part in politics, and although he at times served efficiently in the Legislature of the State, he was too much imbued with the spirit of his profession to suffer him- self to be abstracted from his absorbing duties, but his polit- ical sentiments were necessarily conservative from his education, training and habits.
Few men have enjoyed so much of the consideration, esteem and affection of his fellow-citizens, during a life of so much activity and so many professional and public engage- ments, and the strongest manifestation of these feelings was shown by the immense concourse who assembled to witness the last sad offices which were rendered to his mortal remains. Conspicuous on this occasion were those tender objects of his enlightened and parental care, over whose orphan home. proudly cherished and adorned by our city to its honor and praise, he so long and nobly presided.
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