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His virtues and affections in private, were in perfect and happy unison with the polish and elegance of his manners, and his whole walk in life was graced with that piety and
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veneration for holy things which fill up the measure and ex- cellence of a truly good man. He long presided over this body in the several stations of President and Vice-President, and by his urbanity and courtesy, his dignity and justice, re- ceived and enjoyed the love and veneration of both old and young.
In token, therefore, of the consideration of the Cincinnati for the memory of their venerable and lamented President-
Resolved, That the Cincinnati of South Carolina unite with their fellow-citizens in offering to the memory of their late President, HENRY A. DESAUSSURE, Esq., their veneration, esteem and affection, and that they will cherish for themselves and impress on their sons the example of virtue, honor and religion, which he set before them during the whole of his long and useful life.
Resolved, That the Cincinnati deeply feel, with his family, the departure of their honored head and Father, and tender to them their cordial and sincere sympathies in their bereavement.
Resolved, That the foregoing preamble and these resolu- tions be recorded on the Minutes of the Society, and that the Secretary be instructed to transmit a copy to the family of the late President.
1866.
HON. JAMES SIMONS President.
GENL. WILMOT G. DESAUSSURE.
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID . Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS, JR. .
Secretary.
S. WRAGG SIMONS .
THOMAS R. EGLESTON
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
Harris Simons, W. Peronneau Finley,
Thomas F. Drayton,
Dr. William Hall,
J. Harleston Read,
Evan Edwards,
Hopson Pinckney.
At a meeting of the Cincinnati held on 19th October, 1866, the following Preamble and Resolutions were unanimously adopted :
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Again the sa dduty falls upon the Cincinnati Society to record the death of one of its members.
HARRIS SIMONS, born on the 9th of January, 1807, died in Charleston on the 21st of August, after a protracted and painful illness. Driven from his home by the events of the war, he suffered, as did all the refugees, and from such suffer- ings drew the seeds of his fatal illness. With health impaired by the privations he had undergone, he returned to Charles- ton, the place of his nativity and his home, in the early part of 1866, and sought by manful exertion a support for his family, but his strength was unequal to the struggle. At the post of duty he was stricken, and after an illness of four months, passed from the toils of life to the rest of eternity. Unambitious of public position, his life had been passed in the quiet of domestic life and in the exercise of hospitality. To him, therefore, can be ascribed no prominent political place. But in the home circle he filled a large place. As a gentleman, he was courteous, kind, affable; respecting others, he exacted respect for himself. Of warm feelings, he drew to himself the attachment of many friends, because he felt warmly to them, and the members of the Cincinnati will long remember his cheerful countenance, his cordial greetings, his courteous de- portment, his consideration for his juniors, his uniformly con- ciliatory spirit, and his earnest interest in all which concerned the interests of the Society. Mourning the death of one whom such amiable qualities had endeared to its members,
Resolved, That in the death of Harris Simons the Cincinnati Society has lost a member who was earnestly interested in its prosperty, and whose gentle courtesy, consideration for others, conciliatory deportment and warmheartedness endeared him to its members.
Resolved, That a page upon the journal be inscribed with his name and the record of his death.
Resolved, That a copy of this preamble and resolutions be sent to the widow of the deceased, with the assurance of the respectful sympathy of the Society in the death of the devoted husband, father and friend.
Resolved, That this preamble and resolutions be published in the city daily papers.
The following Preamble and Resolutions were also unani- mously adopted :
Since the last meeting of this Society sad events have taken place, which fill us with gloom and sorrow. We have just
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heard one sad memorial, and we are now called upon to offer another tribute to departed worth. In the moment of an hour, without the usual warning of approaching dissolution, in'the full possession of manly vigor and health, mental and physical, our friend and comrade JOHN HARLESTON READ has been torn from us by the hand of death. He died suddenly, in this city, on the Ist of September, ultimo., while passing through on his way to Columbia to attend an extra session of the General Assembly. Mr. Read was in every way identified with the Cincinnati. His grandfather, the venerable William Read, one of the patriarchs of the Revolution of 1776, was a former President of this body, and was succeeded by our friend's father, the late Honorable John Harleston Read, and it has not been uncommon to see four generations of this family at our annual celebrations. Mr. Read was warmly interested in all that concerned the institution, and felt a deep solicitude in its preservation and prosperity, which he promptly promoted on all occasions. He was universally beloved and esteemed by the members of this body, but this consideration was not confined to the Society. It has fallen to the lot of few men to possess and enjoy so much of the confidence and regard of his fellow-citizens. In private life the uprightness of his character, the refinement of his man- ners, and the warmth of his affections endeared him to his family, his friends and his associates. In public affairs his integrity, intelligence and conscientious sense of duty re- tained him as a representative for his parish in the legislature for over twenty consecutive years, with general acceptance, and he was especially beloved and esteemed in that body. When the war broke out, although he was past the middle of life, he sought a commission in the army and served to the end of the war, leaving his family and his home, with all its comforts, wealth and luxuries, for the hard service of the soldier, and underwent the dangers, hardships and privations of the camp, with the cheerfulness and spirit of the young- est and most patriotic. His loss has been acknowledged and mourned over by the entire community, and his mel- ancholy death is deplored by the State at large. Be it therefore
Resolved, That in the death of the late John Harleston Read, the Cincinnati have lost a valued and much beloved member, of whose private and public character they have every reason to be justly proud.
Resolved, That we will cherish, with the warmest feelings, the memory of our departed friend, and deplore the sad event
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which has forever deprived us of the friendship and associa- tion of one, whose integrity of character and elevation of sen- timent dignified and adorned our Society.
Resolved, That we deeply sympathise with his afflicted family, and that, in token of our sentiments, a copy of this Preamble and these Resolutions be transmitted to them.
Resolved, That a page upon the journal be inscribed with his name, and the record of his death.
Resolved. That this Preamble and these Resolutions be published in the City, daily papers.
1867.
HON. JAMES SIMONS President.
GEN. WILMOT G. DESAUSSURE
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID
Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS, JR.
Secretary.
S. WRAGG SIMONS
THOMAS R. EGLESTON
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
W. Peronneau Finley, Thomas F. Drayton,
Evan Edwards,
Dr. H. W. DeSaussure,
Hopson Pinckney,
B. H. Read,
R. Q. Pinckney.
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At a meeting of the Cincinnati, held 3d July, 1867, the fol- lowing Preamble and Resolutions were unanimously adopted :
Since the last meeting of the Cincinnati, our number has been diminished by the demise of another member. OGDEN HAMMOND, Esq., departed this life at his plantation, near Charleston, in the seventieth year of his age, after a short illness.
Mr. Hammond was a native of New York, and came to this State in early life, intermarried with a lady of Charles- ton, and connected himself with the State Society of South Carolina, soon after his arrival, being entitled to membership in right of his father, who was an officer in the Continental Army of the New York Line, and lived in South Carolina
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ever since. He had the advantage of considerable means in the property peculiar to the South, but these were destroyed by the events of the war. Reduced from affluence to narrow circumstances, he bore his reverses with manhood and forti- tude, although, in the evening of his days, he was deprived of those luxuries and comforts to which he had been accus- tomed in his youth and manhood, and the beginning of his age.
Mr. Hammond was thoroughly educated, and had traveled much, was full of information, and bore himself with the manners and dignity of a refined and cultivated gentleman. He was possed of a peculiar sensibility to all the amenities and humanities of life, and added to other graces a very gen- erous and unstinting hospitality. Of a retiring and reserved disposition, he passed his time in quietude and comparative seclusion, and his life was unruffled by the agitations of poli- tics or the excitements of ambition. He was devoted to the welfare of this Society, and took the liveliest interest in its prosperity and success.
Resolved, That in the death of Ogden Hammond, Esquire, the Society mourns the loss of a valued member and a good citizen.
Resolved, That we will cherish his memory as one sprung from the purer days of the Republic.
Resolved, That we sincerely sympathise with his daughter in whom centered so peculiarly all the affections of his nature, and who, herself, was so remarkable an example of filial piety.
Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing Preamble and Res- olutions be transmitted to her, in token of our condolence.
At a meeting of the Cincinnati, held 22d February, 1868, the following Preamble and Resolutions were unanimously adopted :
Since the last anniversary meeting of the South Carolina Society of the Cincinnati, another of its members has died. Having passed the age of three score and ten years, and filled the measure of a long life, Dr. WM. HALL, was gathered to his fathers on the 4th September, 1867. So quiet and unob- trusive was his life that little was known of him outside of his domestic circle. Within that circle, he earnestly devoted himself to the culture of his children, and, in such occupa- tion, and in literary pursuits, he chiefly passed his days. A
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descendant of Capt. Thomas Hall of the South Carolina Line, he was admitted a member of this Society on 4th July, 1816, and the elder members of the Society will remember his often attendance at its meetings.
Resolved, That in the death of Dr. William Hall, the South Carolina Society of the Cincinnati, mourns the death of one of its oldest members.
Resolved, That a blank page upon the minutes of the So- ciety be inscribed with the name of the deceased member.
Resolved, That a copy of this Preamble and Resolutions be transmitted to his family, with the assurances of the re- spectful sympathy of the Society at their loss.
1868.
HON. JAMES SIMONS . President.
GEN. WILMOT G. DESAUSSURE .
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID . Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS, JR.
Secretary.
S. WRAGG SIMONS. .
THOMAS R. EGLESTON
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
W. Peronneau Finley, Thomas F. Drayton,
Evan Edwards, Hopson Pinckney,
Dr. H. W. DeSaussure, B. H. Read,
R. Q. Pinckney.
At the meeting 3d July, 1868, the Secretary reported that he had recovered the Society s Plate of Certificate of Mem- bership.
At the meeting 22d February, 1868, the President reported that he had received of Col. James W. Sevier, of Boston, Vice- President General, a letter, in which he enclosed one hundred dollars to be applied by the President to such charitable ob- jects as he may select.
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1869.
HON. JAMES SIMONS . President.
GEN. WILMOT G. DESAUSSURE
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID .
Treasurer.
T. PINCKNEY LOWNDES.
Assistant Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS, JR.
Secretary.
S. WRAGG SIMONS.
THOMAS R. EGLESTON
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
Evan Edwards,
Hopson Pinckney,
B. H. Read,
Thomas F. Drayton,
Dr. H. W. DeSaussure,
R. Q. Pinckney,
W. J. Lesesne.
At the meeting, Igtlı October, 1868, a committee was ap- pointed to report upon the death of ex-President F. Pierce.
1870.
HON. JAMES SIMONS President.
GEN. WILMOT G. DESAUSSURE
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID . .
Treasurer.
T. PINCKNEY LOWNDES.
Assistant Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS, JR
Secretary.
S. WRAGG SIMONS. .
THOMAS R. EGLESTON.
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
Evan Edward,
Dr. H. W. DeSaussure,
R. Q. Pinckney,
Hopson Pinckney,
B. H. Read,
W. J. Lesesne,
H. M. Haig.
At the meeting, 4th July, 1870, the Committee reported a Preamble and Resolutions relative to the death of ex-Presi- dent Franklin Pierce, and expressing to the State Society of the Cincinnati of Massachusetts, of which he had been a mem- ber, their sympathies. The Preamble and Resolutions were adopted, and ordered to be transmitted.
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1871.
HON. JAMES SIMONS . President. GEN. WILMOT G. DESAUSSURE Vice-President. GEORGE B. REID . Treasurer.
T. PINCKNEY LOWNDES . Assistant Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONDS, JR.
Secretary.
S. WRAGG SIMONS .
THOMAS R. EGLESTON .
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
Evan Edwards,
Dr. H. W. DeSaussure,
Hopson Pinckney,
B. H. Read,
R. Q. Pinckney,
W. J. Lesesne,
H. M. Haig.
At the meeting, 4th July, 1871, a committee was appointed to report upon the death of Col. JAMES W. SEVIER, of Boston, Vice-President General.
At the meeting, 19th October, 1871, the Committee on the death of Col. Sevier, were ordered to transmit copies of their report, so soon as prepared, to the General Society, and to the Massachusetts Society.
1872.
HON. JAMES SIMONS . President.
GEN. WILMOT G. DESAUSSURE
, Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID .
Treasurer.
T. PINCKNEY LOWNDES .
Assistant Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS, JR. .
Secretary.
S. WRAGG SIMONS .
THOMAS R. EGLESTON
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
Evan Edwards,
Dr. H. W. DeSaussure,
R. Q. Pinckney,
Hopson Pinckney,
B. H. Read,
W. J. Lesesne,
M. H. Haig.
At the meeting, 4th July, 1872, the following Preamble and Resolutions were unanimously adopted :
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The Cincinnati Society of South Carolina have heard with pleasure and pride, that at the recent Triennial Session of the Society General of the Cincinnati, that the Hon. James Simons, the President of the State Society, had been elected Vice- President General of the General Society ; therefore
Resolved, That the Cincinnati Society of South Carolina acknowledge with much pride and pleasure the compliment paid to it, by the elevation to so distinguished a position, of its greatly respected President, the Hon. James Simons.
Resolved, That the Cincinnati Society of South Carolina cordially express to the Hon. James Simons its greatly re- spected President, the pleasure and pride with which it has heard of his elevation to the office of Vice-President General of the General Society.
Resolved, That the Secretary be requested to send a copy of these resolutions to the Society General, and also to the Hon. James Simons.
At the meeting, 22d February, 1873, a committee was ap- pointed to communicate with Hon. Hamilton Fish, President General, and to tender to him a reception by the Cincinnati, on his visit to Charleston, which it was understood that he proposed, shortly, to make.
At the meeting, 19th April, 1873, the committee reported their letter to Hon. Hamilton Fish, President General, and his reply, in which he acknowledged, with thanks, the civility of the Cincinnati, but stated that the proposed visit had been given 'up.
1873.
HON. JAMES SIMONS . President.
GEN. WILMOT G. DESAUSSURE
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID.
Treasurer.
T. PINCKNEY LOWNDES. .
Assistant Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS, JR .
Secretary.
S. WRAGG SIMONS
Stewards.
MAHAM HAIG
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Standing Committee :
Evan Edwards, Dr. H. W. DeSaussure,
R. Q. Pinckney,
Hopson Pinckney,
B. H. Read,
W. J. Lesesne,
M. H. Haig.
At the meeting, 4th July, 1873, resolutions were passed ex- pressing the sympathies of the Cincinnati of South Carolina, with the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania, and also with the Gen- eral Society, upon the death of Dr. Thomas McEuen, Secre- tary General, and copies were ordered to be transmitted to those societies.
At the meeting, 22d February, 1874, it was reported to the Society, that certificates had been given as follows : To Mr. F. Barbour Ogden, Assistant Secretary General, that Mr. Ogden Hammond had been a member of the South Carolina Society, so as to enable Mr. Alexander H. Hammond, his brother, to apply for membership in the New York Society. To Mr. Harry M. Morris, that his father, Col. Lewis Morris, had been a member of the South Carolina Society, to enable him to apply for membership in the New York Society.
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1874.
HON. JAMES SIMONS . President.
GEN. WILMOT G. DESAUSSURE. .
. Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID
Treasurer.
T. PINCKNEY LOWNDES
Assistant Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS, JR. . Secretary.
S. WRAGG SIMONS
MAHAM HAIG .
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
Evan Edwards,
Dr. H. W. DeSaussure,
R. Q. Pinckney,
Hopson Pinckney,
B. H. Read,
W. J. Lesesne,
M. H. Haig.
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At the meeting, 22d February, 1875, a committee was ap- pointed to draw resolutions relative to the death of General TENCH TILGHMAN, President of the Maryland Society.
At a meeting, 19th April, 1875, the committee reported a Preamble and Resolutions relative to the death of Gen. Tench Tilghman, President of the Maryland Society, and expressing sympathy with that Society. These were adopted, and ordered to be sent to the General Society, and also to the Maryland Society.
1875.
HON. JAMES SIMONS. President.
GEN. WILMOT G. DESAUSSURE
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID .
Treasurer.
T. PINCKNEY LOWNDES.
Assistant Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS, JR
Secretary.
S. WRAGG SIMONS
MAHAM HAIG
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
Evan Edwards, Hopson Pinckney,
Dr. H. W. DeSaussure,
B. H. Read,
H. M. Haig,
R. Q. Pinckney,
William L. Campbell.
At the meeting, 22d February, 1876, the President read a correspondence between himself and Gen. Cochrane, Chair- man of a Committee of the New York Society, in relation to a reunion of the several societies in Philadelphia, during the coming summer.
At the meeting, 19th April, 1876, the President reported to the Society, that the New Jersey Society had presented to this Society, a copy of its Book of 1876.
The Standing Committee reported upon the proposed re- union in Philadelphia, during the coming summer.
Also, upon the application of Mr. E. D. Mccullough, of Pennsylvania, for election as a member of the South Carolina Society, he deriving his right of membership from a former
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member of that Society, by the rules of which he would be entitled to admission. By the rules of the Pennsylvania So- ciety, he could not be admitted on that right, but such Socie- ty desired his admission to the South Carolina Society, so that through it, he could be admitted to the Pennsylvania So- ciety. The committee reported that they knew of no rule which prevented a citizen of another State from being ad- mitted into the South Carolina Society. And that as the Pennsylvania Society desired it, they recommended a refer- ence to a committee to ascertain the right of Mr. Mccullough by descent.
The Society elected Mr. E. D. Mccullough as a member.
At a special meeting, 21st June, 1876, the invitation of the Palmetto Guard, for the Society to take part in that com- pany's celebration of the Centennial of the Battle of Fort Moultrie, on 28th June, was accepted.
At the meeting, 3d July, 1876, a report was made by the Special Committee, in relation to the Centennial re-union in Philadelphia, on 18th and 19th October next.
1876.
HON. JAMES SIMONS . . President.
GEN. WILMOT G. DESAUSSURE.
Vice-President.
GEORGE B. REID
Treasurer.
T. PINCKNEY LOWNDES Assistant Treasurer.
JAMES SIMONS, JR
Secretary.
S. WRAGG SIMONS. .
Stewards.
MAHAM HAIG
Standing Committee :
Evan Edwards,
Hopson Pinckney,
Dr. H. W. DeSaussure,
B. H. Read,
H. M. Haig,
R. Q. Pinckney,
W. L. Campbell.
At the meeting, 22d February, 1877, Mr. T. Pinckney Lowndes was elected Treasurer, in the place of Mr. George B. Reid, deceased.
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1877.
HON. JAMES SIMONS President.
GEN. WILMOT G. DESAUSSURE . . Vice-President. JAMES SIMONS, Jr . Secretary.
T. PINCKNEY LOWNDES.
Treasurer.
S. WRAGG SIMONS
MAHAM HAIG .
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
Evan Edwards,
Hopson Pinckney,
Dr. H. W. DeSaussure,
B. H. Read,
R. Q. Pinckney,
H. M. Haig,
W. L. Campbell.
At the meeting, 19th October, 1877, the following Pream- ble and Resolutions were unanimously adopted :
At a meeting of the Society, held this day year, it was an- nounced that its oldest member and officer, had been sorely smitten with disease, and was very ill. A few hours after- wards, the members were called to pay him the just tribute of respect, of attending his funeral services.
GEORGE DE BURT REID was born in Charleston, S. C., on 4th August, 1793, and died in the city of his nativity on the night of October 19th, 1876, with the crown of over four score years resting on his head. During such long life he had dwelt in this community, and by integrity and faithful discharge of duties, had earned for himself the well merited respect and confidence of his fellow-citizens. Beginning his business life at a very early age, as a clerk with John Robertson, Navy Agent in Charleston for the United States ; at the age of sev- enteen years he was elected out door clerk of the Bank of South Carolina, and continued as one of its officers, until, by the disasters of the late war, such bank was obliged to suc- cumb to its misfortunes. From the position of out door clerk, he rose by steady promotion through the various offices, un- til he attained to that of President, which he filled for many years to the entire satisfaction of the Stockholders. This position he held when the Bank was obliged to close its doors, and deep grief fell upon him at seeing the institution in which his life had been spent, at last, go down under the storm of war.
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The eldest son of Lieutenant George Reid of the Pennsyl- vania Line, and Ann Hardy his wife, he was by birth entitled to admission as a member of the Cincinnati Society. Shortly after attaining majority, he availed himself of the privilege to which he was entitled, and at the time of his death had been a member for nearly three score years. Elected Treasurer of the Society in the year 182-, nearly a half century of his life was given to the discharge of the duties of such office. Attentive, careful, methodical, affable, he had gained for himself the good will and regard of his fellow members. When increas- ing years came upon him, and he was obliged to be tem- porarily absent from the city, he conscientiously desired that a younger man should be put in his place, but his fellow mem- bers were unwilling to part with one who had so long and faithfully served the Society, and yielding to their wishes he continued to hold the office, although its duties were per- formed by Mr. T. Pinckney Lowndes until his death.
Few were more consistently steady in attendance upon the meetings. None felt a deeper interest in all which apper- tained to the Society :
Resolved, That the Cincinnati Society of South Carolina mourns, in the death of George De Burt Reid, the loss of a faithful and efficient officer, a zealous member, a con- scientious man.
Resolved, That a page in the journals be inscribed with his name, the dates of his admission, tenure of office, and death.
Resolved, That the Secretary be requested to communicate a copy of this Preamble and Resolutions to his family.
1878.
HON. JAMES SIMONS. President.
GEN. WILMOT G. DESAUSSURE.
Vice-President.
JAMES SIMONS, JR. . Secretary.
T. PINCKNEY LOWNDES
Treasurer.
T. WRAGG SIMONS
MAHAM HAIG
Stewards.
Standing Committee :
Evan Edwards, Dr. H. W. DeSaussure,
R. Q. Pinckney,
Hopson Pinckney,
B. H. Read,
M. H. Haig,
W. L. Campbell.
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At the meeting. 4th July, 1878, communications from the Rhode Island Society were read, relative to the reorganization of that Society. And it was
Resolved, That the State Society of the Cincinnati have heard with pleasure of the reorganization of the State Society of the Cincinnati, of Rhode Island, and hope that at the next meeting of the General Society of the Cincinnati, the Rhode Island Society will be in full communion with the General Society.
At the meeting, 19th October, 1878, a communication from the Rhode Island Society was received, and ordered to be entered on the Journal.
The Hon. JAMES SIMONS, President, died 26th April, 1879.
The Cincinnati, as a Society, attended his funeral services, and appointed some of its members to act as pall-bearers.
At a Special Meeting of the State Society of the Cincinnati of South Carolina, held on 29th April, 1879, the following Preamble and Resolutions were unanimously adopted :
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