Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-04-19
FRANCIS SALVADOR.
A Prominent jewish Patriot in tho ReyoIu.
tionary War.


tonary War.
Editors Keowee Courier A friend
has handed me the following clip
ping from recent issue of The News
and Courier. The death of Captain
Salvado. occurred near the site Of
Clemson College, about the time
Williamson threw up tho fortifica-
tions near Pendleton, traces Of which
may be plainly seen at Stribling's
brickyard, and erected fort at
Seneca, which he called Fort Rut-
ledge. 1t was in honor of this fort
John G. Calhoun named his planta-
ton "Fort Hill" May ask you to
reprint the article as one of local
interest to your readers L?
WM. S. MORRISON.
Clemson College, S. c., April II.
The Jewish Messenger, of New
York, publishes the following alb
stract of a paper read by Leon Huh
ner, A. NJ, Ill. b., before the Amc-
rican Jewish Historical Society last
month. 1t is hard to reconcile the
Messengers statement that "abso-
lutely nothing has been heretofore
published " about Francis Salvador
with the citations made from Dray-
tons Memoirs and other historical
works on the Revolutionary era in
South Carolina. The Messenger
says
MIR. lIuhner's paper was entitled
ga prominent jewish Patriot in the
Revolutionary War;"
The patriot referred to was Francis
Salvador, Of South Carolina, con-
ccrning whose career absolutely no.
thing has been heretofore published
lie not only assisted the patriot
cause financially and on the field OF
battle, but also appears to have been
prominent rs one of the leaders OF
the Revolution, as the colleague OF
Rutledge, of Pmckncy, of Ora yton
The history of the Salvador family
i'll England was briefly reviewed, and
it was pointed out that the family
was beyond doubt the most promi-
nent in the Portuguese Congregation
at London during the middle of the
last century. Joseph Salvador, the
uncle of Francis, was chosen to pre-.
sent the respects of the Portuguese
community to King George III upon
his accession to the throne. The
firm Of Joseph e Jacob Salvador
composed Of the uncle and the ia,
ther of our patriot, frequently made
loans to the British Government.
Young Salvador appears to have
been carefully educated and to have
been reared in luxury. On attaining
his majority he inherited .cGO,O0O
sterling.
The greater portion of the family
wealth was swept away, however
owing in part to losses due to the
earthquake Of Lisbon and partly to
the collarHc of the East India Com.
pany. The family still retained
large tracts of land in South Caro-.
lima, and to recover these Francis
Salvador started for the New World
with the intention of retrieving the
family fortunes.
AT the time of his arrival in the
New World in 1918 he was about
80 or no years of age and appears tc
have brought considerable means
with him. In l77l we find him pur-
chasing additional property in South
Carolina.
Hy education, wealth and early as
sociations Francis Salvador certainly
had every advantage TO enable him
to become the intimate of the fore
most men Of the day. We soon find
him as the friend Of Rutlcdgc, Ham
mond and Drayton.
Our PATRIOTS career in America
was very brief, but within the space
of three years he gained for himself
lasting place in his adopted coun.
try's history.
Within a year of his arrival he
was elected a member of the Gene
raj Assembly Of Soutl. Carolina, thus
being the first Jew 20 represent the
masses in a popular Assembly.
Shortly aftcrward, at the out
break of the Revolution, in January
l775, Francis Salvador was elected
a member of the Provincial Congress
Of South Carolina for st. Marks
Goth district. His colleagues from
this district were Hammond, Rut-
ledge, Gcrvais and Calhoun.
Mr.. IIuhncr then rccountcd the
many important Acts of this Con.
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