In South Carolina. 17 



This oldest considerable settlement, in honor of Monk, 

 received the name of Albemarle. 



In letters of instruction to Sir William Berkeley, 

 under date of September 8, 1663, the proprietaries 

 say: "We are informed that there are some people 

 settled on the north-east part of the River Chowan, 

 and that others have inclination to plant there, as 

 also the larboard side entering of the same river, so 

 that we hold it convenient that a government be forth- 

 with appointed for that colony, and for that end we 

 have by Captain Whittey sent you a power to consti- 

 tute one or two governors, and councils, and other 

 officers, unto which power we refer ourselves; we 

 having only reserved the nomination of a surveyor 

 and secretary, as officers that will be fit to take care of 

 your and our interests, the one by faithfully laying out 

 all lands, the other by justly recording the same. The 

 reason of giving you power to settle two governors— 

 that is, of either side of the river — one is, because some 

 persons that are for liberty of conscience may desire 

 a governor of their own proposing, which those on the 

 other side of the river may not so well like, and our 

 desire being to encourage those people to plant abroad, 

 and to stock well those parts with planters, incites us 

 to comply always with all sorts of people as far as 

 we possibly can." By virtue of the full powers thus 

 conferred, Sir William Berkeley appointed William 

 Druraniond, a Dissenter from Scotland, first governor 

 of Albemarle, and, instituting a Carolina assembly, 

 left the infant people in freedom of conscience to take 

 care of themselves. 



In October, 1667, Samuel Stevens succeeded Govern- 

 or Drummond, and was commanded to act altogether 

 by the advice of a council of twelve, six of whom were 



