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EARLY SETTLERS.
An Interesting Letter I'm Reference
to Those who First Made Their
HOmes In Abbeville County.
Charleston, December q, 1854.

Homes In AbbevilIe County.
Charleston, December 81, 1854.
Sir: There being about 300 German
Protestants arrived, who by bis Maj
esty's order are to be settled together,
I. therefore desire you in conjunction
with Mr.. Fairchild to consider prop.
er spot where they may be placed, and
about 20 900 acres of good land allotted
for them and others who may follow
I shall put the warrants of this divis
ion into Mr.. Fairchild's hands as dep
uty surveyor, which may be about Isl
souls, and the remainder who are sic IL
ly will follow as soon as they are able
and their warrants shall be put into
your hands to execute.
AS these people are under the partic
ular protection and countenance oI
the King, and have been supported
hitherto, and will be until the end Of
September next by the noble bounty
of number of charitable gentlemen
of London I desire and expect that 8
particular attention will be paid tc
their being seated upon good soil, and
convenient branches for water. The
French Protestants, will I believe be
very suitable. They chose to be to.
gether. and therefore the lands must
be kept for that nation of Germans.
You are to mark out 400 acres for the
use of the fort, which Capt. Cochran
pitched upon at my Define, at the ford
ing place about Is miles above the
mouth of Long Cane River on the Sa.
vannah r. to be reserved for the
Kings use.
Let me hear how the French Protes.
tants 60 on in their settlement, as ]
suppose by this time you have survey.
ed most Of their warrants, and they
are beginning to clear their land for
their provisions next Fall. I am
Yr. very humble Serv.,
VIM. Bull.
To Patrick Calhoun, Esq,
near Long Canes.
December 23d, 1884.
P. s. AS the weather is Geld and
may be rainy, desire you to make up
log house about IS feet long and 20
broad and 6 feet high, covered with
clapboards, and make sheds on each
side which may, be covered with bark,
This will afford shelter for them on
their arrival, and contain their bag
bage. When they are settled, this
shall serve them for church. Lei
this work be set about Immediately af'
ter you. receive this, and send me an
account of the days labour not extrav'
agantly charged. Let this house be
placed on q spot near the centre ol
their intended settlement for which
shall lay out 10000 acres. If Mr.
Fairchild does not 60 soon to you, you
are not to wait for him, but proceed tC
fix the spot yourself. The first party
of $50 may be expected at Longcanes
about the 10th of January, aud as they
will soon 60 upon their lands ano
make huts each for himself, this house
may serve the second party who shal
20 up as soon as they are able.
Make log division at one end to bs
used as a store room, and lay beams
across here and there, on which some
stores may be hung.
I desire you also to make an oven l
possible you can contrive it for tht
poor creatures to bake their bread
Let it be large enough.
AS the indians are very jealous ant
alarmed at new settlers in bodies, yol
must not carry these Germans beyont
the eastermost branch of Genneras
tee. w. b.