Camden Resolves

On November 5, 1774, Judge William Henry Drayton presided over the Circuit Court in Camden.  He delivered a rousing address to the jurors about the colony’s grievances with Great Britain.  The juror’s returned a statement which has been called a “little Declaration of Independence.”  Other circuit courts soon followed and South Carolinians edged closer to revolution.

Join us on November 1 to learn about the Camden District Resolves.  Witness the reenactment of the 1774 Grand Jury Presentment, laying forth the principles for revolution two years before the Declaration of Independence.

This program is a collaboration with the Lee County 250th, the Kershaw County 250th, the Camden Archives & Museum, Southern Campaign 1780, and Historic Camden Foundation.

More details to follow!