The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-12-07

f" Marion sword, the mace sent
''u, ,rGporyc Ill, the original grant
', Showing the grant Of territory
'A' ,,lers in the 17th century, An
I.ckson's will, and other his
H., treasures in the secretary of
~, ~. Office. But there are many
,.hlc old books and papers hidden
s i dark rcccsses which are really
raIuable from an historical
Yesterday while looking for some
Ids Of Hand deeds, etc.. Prof. r.
f.. Davis found some extremely
.....,inr Documents which tell Of
i .alculal Jays and of the struggle
!. ;.77I7II, nee from Britain $ rule.
Hr4..s r.l-rS arc principally the
,,us .l. clothing accounts of
men in the Revolutionary
/, rhr r.iirial returns are there
H. By c,ls. Henry Hampton,
El5l,,yn. iIill and their captains.
!. inter absence Of red tape, as
,,rsG with the methods Of the
:,r, United States army, is the
,h;ur which attracts attention.
clerical work and chirography is
n,Ov instances beautiful, and will
rc,re with lie ork of expert pen
b Of thi, day.
very remarkable thing is
a, the ,oldicrs were paid off, or
Ee promised pay in negroes. 1t will
news to South Carolinians even
the negro was ever used as legal
3der Ancgro is said in those days
|ahayc been valued at a hundred
Dd. nearly $500. AS a grown
ars wa, private soldier ; pay for
months. his wages must have
b about $JU month, or the prom
.9of that much.
}be scr.eants received one and one
Ater negroes for the ten months
5ice The interesting question
|Ses. how did they manage about
@quartcr Of 4 negro?
1ne Of the old papers entitled, "Psy
Ief Capt. Barnctt's troop in Lieut..
81 Henry Hampton's regiment of
ht Dragons, commanded by Brig.
Sumter, 10th March, 1882" will
some idea of the pay Of the SOL
10 those days.
BON this paper it seems that for
months the pay Of Jacob Barnett,
Jain, was two grown negroes. An
E5 Baxter, first lieutenant, was due
pown and one small negro; James
second lieutenant, received
nme pay, one grown and one small
b. Samuel Barnett, first sergeant,
M SIX other sergeants, received
Dis as much pay as the lieutenants,
sergeant receiving one and one
Ser Of 4 grown negro. The pri-
R$ each received one grown negro.
total number of negroes due the
8aDy for the ten months service
PSI. Of this number 20 had al
been given the company when
2ly roll was made out.
Re paper does not state whether or
be remainder Of the legal ten
3 3Eas turned over TO the company,
docs it show how each sergeant
p receive his quarter Of grown
othcr interesting document is
'eglmcntal pay list Of State
\, commanded by Lieut.. Col.
I'D Hampton, April 12, 1782.''
ut. Col. Hampton's 8 pay for ten
ps was three grown and one small
Joseph Rutherford, major,
received three grown negroes.
3fF Anoddy, adjntant for three
u.s. was to have received half Of
Sn negro and half Of q small
=. Whorthers, adjutant for
months, was due the same
~ John Harriss, quartermasA
G I eelycd fifth Ola grown negro
@ nth of a small negro for two
pay. John Lotion, quarter
Tor the remaining eight months
ed the remaining four-fifths Of q
and Of a small negro. Thomas
p postmaster, received one
negro and one-half Of q small
eight months service.
"a "a f.5 of Col. Charles Middleton
months, as shown by these
enss' was three grown end one
ussro. The pay roll Of Col.
nl'ls regiment is also among
Papers. .;..; IS S 8