The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-30
LUCKY LAST LOOK
u Preserved the Declaration Of
independence In 1914
SAVED IT FROM THE BRITISH.

ossa Is ths o<ass Dspsrsms~e When
y We Burned hst Pes p,sasersen's
rasi ols~es AsssNd ths Rsom.
C,mpanovs0 fsv q tho present
Gmsrat,oo know how near TO being
1ose vss ooes The most precious OF our
naf1onai documsn;s. the Declaration
q lndepsndencA u vas during the
vas Of ista ThS Declaration Of lnds-
r~ndsues hung for many pears ir a
1nms in The state department. In the
seom then occupied hv Stephen Pleas
eeepn NJ. BsaAeaey, commissary of
Os>DoosrS of war IN London. forwarded
q, ths stats dspa,tmsns some London
nswspapsrI stating that the Engllsh
eests and trsnsposts were receiving
0oops st BORDEAUX. France. with the
Intention u opsmtfnS against wanh-
ngeon ana Baltimore Soon after II
vns harmed that The British 6eet was
n Cheeapsake bay and that it was
seesnd1ns ths Patuxsnt The ofaci,ls
and eit1sns of the ht&is capital city
wSes hourly expecting IN attack
Upon rsc<ps of this information.
Ve&eh wNs q fsv days bsfore the
snmv entered Washingtou. NJ Mon
~ I'm Secrstary q stats James
3n6ecn osfng pEsaidsnk mounted bis
hxsA sods 70 Bsnsd1cs Q smaii Village
- ths Pnfuxsnk whssv The British
AseeD vsss being landsd. and climbed
a eminsnS within Quastss oe mile
. ~ vrlaeA tn Nrdse 70 ascertain
~ s6sngsA of ~ snsmy. Bsfns con-
vmoo4 sfsar b. tnspecttoo, that we
hoo no fnges avallatie that could sue
oonnoofly rssBt thsm. ~ ssne note TO
~. Psseeootco b. . vidsttA advising
hin b - ehna ths bsse care vas TAX
a a tns bnsss snh papan q ths state
aapaFsmsne
Aetins = onss uppa rhs suehorsty.
II PS~necaeoo pueeha1ed some coarse
Nm and hsd = mads tnto bags OF
0ua<a0>s - b vhaeh n ssuistsd by
oenGs n n 00lDA p1A,od tns books
I'D cthss pspssA
VIM sn0assd m tn vusx 0snersi
Asmsoooe thsn ssssknsy q war,
oosn1nG ~ sfatD dspastmsns On biz
vay to hb Own o<ncA Nmarked that
- mopwAk thU vWs unnecessarily
Alarming thsmss1vA - b did not
tA1nk The Bsitiah vea~ serious in their
nenfnps a coming 70 wlshmstoo.
yortunaesay IN PsasooEoo w. OF Q
A26ersn1 ou1u1on. and onnsrvsd tnat Il
- the past q peodnce 10 eaks msss-
oeD - psessrve thsD valuahas papsrs
- u ro~oaUt1DnAxy OU0eEnromE Had
M Plsaspnson dsaaysd but Q fsw
6AyA had - tnaAp~ed ths a1Sxtcs Of
~ eocpseaey O. -. an trzepasabis
- Wou1d hav0 ben susfatnod Zoe
- paosn vAtrA Mn PSsas0toa hsd
paoced b ~ coness nnsn bass COM
eEassd she ssrfvt jpuuah q coogrun,
IN uot Duhlishsd: tns correspondence
- 0nsel WasAfngano. hAs comma
oo2 N0gnsd ss tn c1oss Of the war:
NJ ccovBpundnUs o< OsnerN Greene
ono ceoQ 0ncssS q the Re~osutiooL as
V~n - hwA csvsein end correspond
- q % ospastmsns Of state from
~ adop1sn of ths cpugt1rutton down
- thss tina
N Phasoufuu had tbD b.g, cartsd
- . g.--. mtIl wticA b sn,ecced a 4
01tness 0sposifory. The MN. which
80 unocrupAsd belonged To Edgnr
: Seeo9sun end vas mtuated On the
vSEgfnin DID, o6 NJ Putomac. beyund
0s Chafn nr1d0A tvo miles above
0eorgssovn
The lass lu.d md M ana Mr..
tSeasouton was tust QUITTING the Va.
can't rooms WHEN. giancfng back sud.
Nsnly to - whsthG anything had
0een lafS behind. b h4s CONSERVATION
- NV ths Dschratioo Of lndspend.
eocA wh,ch bad heen overlooked.
enneing upcu The wan He hastily
eu& Il out Of ths frams ana czrr1ed u
eway with the other pAperN
H6 than began 30 b uneasy about
- place b had chosen. fur n the
British TOOK washfngtm> which he
ermty beloved they would Do, and
WI soon a. that they would In ell
prooabffify dstAch focce fbr the pur>
Oose OF desroyins q fuundry for the
mAkfns Of cannon and shot In the
ns>ehborhood ana of course, would
ooosider q grfst NH tno valuable a
thing 10 be lsft Standing IN q country
1sy meant 70 subdua Mr. Pieason-
eou thsrefore visited some of the vir-
gfnfa fnrmhouseA whose ownsrs were
only too Wiling 90 ioan him wagons
N which to convey ths documents 20
Leesborg. distance Of thirty -tfvv
miSsa There they were deposited In
IN empty house tho keys Of which
were given to Rev. Mr.. Little1ohn. who
was QUE of tho collectors Of internal
revenua
Worn out with his hbprs. &fr. Peas
ontor states In lsttsr. be :vtired ear
" b bed that night and siept suundly.
kext morning he wus informed by the
people OF tho ttfio tnvvru where he
had stayed that evening tlrat they had
sssn during tho night rhe same being
the Path OF August, a larxe fire IN the