The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-20
The Monumental squei Re
susrsR, s. G.. Sept s, 1897
To the Daughters of the ConfedeTaey. Sun

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To the Daughters of the Confederaey. Sum
ter,S- G.:
Rsspecsed Daughters: In june, 1890, the
Shsrif of Sumter Counfy, executed deed
8taJ Ed B!andIng, Ella G Green and " F.
B.Haynsworth. in fee simple Without declar-
ing sny tru in and to the acre Of land on
which 1he Confederate monument stands,
bounded by Republican Street, Washington
Street. and the then Academy" lot; Deed
recorded in book T, page 1T The lot was
purchased with funds of the Ladies' Monu-
mental Association.
In q mortgage given by the grastees on the
same date to J. J. Fsierson, recorded in Book
page Its, is fully set out that we held the
lot for the purpose of the Monumental Asso-
ciation, aud declared the powers and speci-
fed the manner in which said lot can De
conveyed by us That mortgage was satisfied
By another deed dsted the day of
is recorded in Book G C c, page
3l6, the heirs at Law of Col j. B Miller,
coayeyed to. = D Blanding, A. J Moses, B
". Noise, L. ? Loring and Guignard Rich
ardsno, The lof wheseon the Graded School
bailding now stands in trust, however, for
! such uses as they should deem best for the
Monumental Association.
Ua6er This power J. d. Banding and E..
W.Noise as survivors, executed lease for
NINETY pine years to the school district OF the
City Of Sumter, s. c., dated the 10th DAY Of
February and recorded in Book C G c, page
66S. part Of said acre, measuring l40 feet
ON the eastern and western Ices aud 2l0 feet
on the northern and southern lines. By the
tarms Of s.id lease, said school district of the
CITY of Sumter, & c., cover rao,ed as follows:
L. To build q brick school building for the
use Of white public school, and if used for
any other than the white race, said lease TO
terminate and be nH!i aud void.
2. To pay $500 TO be expended in erecting
an iron railing around the monument and IN
repairing the monument.
To erect and keep in repair neat fence
son the north line Of said lot, and prevent
scholars Of public school, from doing dam
age to said monur1entai, at square and monu-
meDt.
4: To bean,ify said Monumental Square by
laying of walks aud planning rneamentel
trses thereon, and the janiior of said school
to keep and and attend to said Monumental
Square, walks acd trees and prevent damage
70 the same,
S. 70 permi, said Monumental Association
free of charge, ,o use the auditorium Ct said
school building for exhibitions in connection
with said Monumental Association
The Monumental Association was never
iacorporated, and hence the deed aod mort
gage bad to be executed to and by us as in-
diyidnals who can carry ont lts purposes
however, only In the manner declared in said
mortgage.
The Memorial Association having, by re-
solution at regular meeting, transferred
all their duties to the Daughters Of ,b4scon-
federacy of Sumter. c., in which action
the undersigned fully concur, We suggest
thatn seems very proper and the hest mode
of preserving the property and carrying out
thetruets, that we as survivors of the Monn-
mental Association, execute deed in the
manner specified in said mortgage, to the
Daughter Of the Coefederacy OF Sumter, S.
G IN trnst for the uses of said mortgage, also
of The Ac4demx lot satj-ct to ,be lease.
But this may require that your Association
sue opt Charter of Incorporation, and that
such corporation agree TO accept the trusts
imposed on us oy accepting the deed, which
We will execute upon being ao,i6ed of yoar
willingness to accept We therefore, suggest
that a regular meeting of your association
be called to consider srd take action as above
indicated, if minded 10 90 go.
Respectfully you're,
JAMES BLAsDMsG,
e W Noise,
W. F. B. 6AYsswoRTH.