The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-02
THE DEFENCES NEAR CHARLES.
TON-DIVISION NO.. a AND q.

TO SUPPLY THE EQUISITION OF THE
IL General commanding the Department and in pur-
suance OF the orders al his EXcellency Governor Bon
ham, the Commissioners OF the Roads of tho several
Parishes and he authorities OF the cities towns and
villages within tn. judicial Districts Of Charleston Col
Teton, Beaufort and Georgetown including Lower All
SAINTS, are hereby required forthwith to summon all
persons in possession OF slaves liable to Road duty
within the limits their authority to deliver one-fourh
OF their slaves liable to such duty at the Depots near.
est their owners residence, Wednesday, l4th day
OF October prox, at 10 o'clock m, there to await
transportation to Charleston for thirty days labor on
the Notifications.
H. The Commissioners of the Roads and the author.
tiles Of the towns and villages within the judicial Dis
trcts OF Lancaster, kershaw, Chesterfield Marlboro
Darlington, Marion, Sumter ClarenCou Williams
burg aud Horny, Neutrality-suspicious. All Saints are
hereby required forthwith to summon all persons in
possession of slaves liable to Road duty within the
limits OF their authority to deliver fourth of their
slaves liable to such duty at the Depots nearest their
owners residence OF Friday, 10th October prox at 10
O'Clock a m, there to await transportation to Charles
ton tor thirty days labor Oh the Notifications.
III. Under this call, the Commissioners of Roads
and Town Authorities will allow credit to all owners
Tor the labor they have furnished above their quota
whether the same volunteered by tho owner
under the request o. the Confederate authorities under
The Proclamation Of the Governor or rs was the case
in Julycal upon Second Division detained in
service beyond tho thirty days required
~. Owners whose slave have recently been I'M
pressed or whose slaves may have been Impressed be-
orc the day when this labor is required are not en-
Titled to credit under this call for such impressed la
bor, unless they have hitherto furnished their respec
tive quotas For those who have hitherto been in de-
fault 1T both legal and just that the impressed labor
should go to the credit of the past calls which they
failed to respond to-not to the present call for this
would give them the advantage over those who have
answered to all the calls
V. Receipts, will be given for the negroes at the
Depots and assesanents in duplicate are made of tho
value OF the negroes before they are put to work.
W. Owners are requested to furnish their negroes
with spades or shovels and three days ratons.
VII. Parties who hire substitute. in order that all
parties may be protected.
VIII. The Acts of the Legislature have now been
distributed, and the Commissioners Of the Roads and
the Town Authorities can now thoroughly inform
themselves of their important duties in connection
with the subject.
VIM. NJ. SHANNON,
Agent of State of South Carolina
Camden S. G. Sept. s. 1863
.SY Cnolind Ae,cmry and Courier will insert once
week each in daily and tri-weeky; all other papers
III the two Division once week for four weeks, and
forward bills as hitherto.
September IL