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very serious condition of unrest and
disafection to the revolutionary ad-
nliristration and its measures, when
existed in the upper and back coun-
try.
.sThe commission left Charles Town
early in August, ITS, and on August
Z addressed a communication to the
copneil Of safety from the Congarae
store. near CRANKY, in which they
say:
eve have consulted with Col.
Richardson (col. Richard Richard
SON. colonel of the Camden regiment
of mintia) touching Mr.. sumter's
application to the council. The colo
mel readily approved not only the
measure. but the man, notwithstand-
ing Kirkland Ga dissatisfied Tory
who had been q Whig) recommended
him as his successor in the company
of rangers. which he has SO treacher-
ous,v Quilted and attempted to dis
hand The colonel, nevertheless,
from his seeming connection with
kirkland, proposes to keep sharp
eve upon Mr.. sumter's conduct
@To this the council Of safety re-
,,ies IN the 18th of August, 1775:
we think it best to postpone the
consideration of military appoint
ment for Mr.. Sumter until your re-
turn. or till we more clearly under
stand what duty he proposes to take
upon himself and upon what consld-
eration.'
.The council, however, later made
the appointment, for We md him IN
November, 1775, holding the Office OF
captain in Col. VIM. Thompson's reg
ir,aent of rangers
The position of affairs in the back
country had become 50 threatening
in November, 1775, that Col, Richard
richardson had been ordered to
march to the assistance of Maj. An
drew Williamson, who was then ac-
tuaIy besieged at Ninety-Six by the
Tory insurgents. Col. Richardson was
in command of the army, which, in
addition to his own regiment and 9TH
ar bodies of militia, included Col
wm. Thomson's. regiment Of rangers.
This advance of Col. Richardson was
entirely successful. All armed oppo-
-sition was put down, the insurrectlon
crushed and the leaders Of the insur-
gents taken. while their followers were
largely disarmed. The campaign was
carried on. under circumstances OF
uncommon exposure and hardship. So
as to give it the name of the snow
campaign but so successful was the
result that the provincial congress 10
March. ITS, presented their thanKs
to Col. Richardson, and the officers
and men under his command. for the
important and signal services :neS
had rendered. On thiscampaign Capt.
Thomas Sumter of the regiment "
rangers was constituted by Col. Rich
ardson adjutan1 general, and Maj. Jo-
seDh Kershaw was appointed major
o4 r;eases. commissary general and
treasurer.
".An of which appointments
(says Drayton in his memoirs) were
conducted and filed by the two
above-namea officers in manner
highly honorable to themselves. ana
advantageous,y for the public ser
vice
Members of Second Provincial Con-
gress.
"a new election had been held for
members Of the provincial congress
in August. 1775, and Thomas Sumter
was again elected a delegate from
the district eastward of Wateree rlV-
er-thus becoming member OF the
second provincial congress. TINS
provincial congress met in November
ITS. and one Of its acts was to ra3se
q. regiment of artillery, constituting
the fourth regular regiment in the
service of the revolutionary govern
ment.
The provincial congress adjourned
on the goth November, IT'S, to meet
again on the 1st February. T7e. has
ing elected new council of safe.
with powers still more enlarged thah
the former. The provincial congress
having reassemoled on the 1st Febru-
ary. 177s. on the 22d February aug
naented their military establishment
by raising two rifle regiments-thus
making a total of six regiments in the
regular military establishment,