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colleges that should be incorporated for the purpose of education." 

 (xeneral Winn gave about one hundred acres of land, and tradition saj'S 

 that Colonel John A^anderhorst gave $10,000. About twenty acres more of 

 land were given by other parties. The endowment was about $8,000 at 

 the beginning of the war, and $2,000 at its close. Lands were sold to 

 aid in the erection of the new building. The property is now valued at 

 about $0,000, in buildings and lots. There are two $300 scholarships, 

 one belonging to Colonel J. H. Rion, the other to Messrs. McMaster & 

 Brice. 



No exact estimate can be made of beneficiary instruction, but a large 

 number of pupils have been taught without pay, or have been sent to 

 school by public spirited citizens. Since the establishment of the graded 

 school all the common school curriculum is taught free of charge. The 

 society is still in active existence, and promises to continue its great in- 

 fluence for good. 



THE CAMDEN ORPHAN SOCIETY 



was incorporated in 1787. Although its records j^rior to 1822 were de- 

 stroyed by Sherman's army, reliable information is that the school was 

 first established in the lower part of Camden, in Colonel KershaAv's resi- 

 dence, known as " Cornwallis's Headquarters." The first teacher, Dr. 

 Flynn, was succeeded in turn by Mr. Judah Lee and Dr. Reed. At 

 this time the school was moved to the " Yellow House," on the west side 

 of the town, and was placed under Dr. Whitaker, and his son, Mr. D. K. 

 Whitaker, who was at one time editor of the Southern Quarterly Hevicw, 

 in Charleston, and is now living in New Orleans. The existing hand- 

 some buildings in DeKalb street were erected in 1822. The following 

 principals w^^re elected in succession : Dr. McEwin, Mr. E. P. Miles, in 

 1828 ; Mr. H. P. Hatfield, in 1830, and Dr Moses Holbrook, in 1836. 



The public features of the institution were now^ abandoned, and the 

 property was let to private teachers on condition of admitting a certain 

 number of beneficiaries. Thus the institution flourished many years. 



In 1820, the fine library of Judge DeSaussure, consisting mostly of 

 standard English works, was purchased by the society. It had become 

 much injured and depleted by 1856, and was sold at that time. 



After the war the society languished, but in 1874 the three or four 

 surviving members resuscitated it, and admitted many new ones. The 

 buildings were repaired and used, one as a school-house, the other as 

 the teacher's residence. Caj)tain J. W. Jamison was elected principal, 

 and served till 1880, when ill health impelled his resignation. 



A graded public school was established in Camden in 1881, in charge 



