The Camden Journal

December 31st,

Fellow Citizens,--A high sense of the respect due to you and your good opinions. Regard for the feelings of some friends who generously defended my reputation against the hideous calumniations. Perchance a feeling to be cast on my character in my absence, and during recent events. Right that I shall love be so. A statement of the disbursement of the funds generously contributed by you to aid in the outfit and support of the company of volunteers from Lancaster District, S.C.

To the Committee of gentlemen of Lancaster District, who raised funds to the amount of eight hundred and seventy-seven dollars eighty-eight cents ($877 88 cents) in my hands for the benefit and support of the Lancaster Volunteers until they should join their Regiment, was submitted a statement of disbursements to the amount of six hundred and seventy-two dollars and seventy-two cents ($672 72 cents) with Gen. Canty's receipt for this amount, together with receipts from members of said company for money advanced them, and receipt of other persons for supplies furnished to the amount of two hundred and twelve dollars and thirty-seven cents ($212 37 cents) for which amount all committee gave the following certificate.

"On the 14th of Jan. 1836, Capt. R. Gibson submitted to us for our investigation, statements of disbursements by him during the Campaign against the Seminole Indians, amounting to two hundred and forty-two dollars and thirty-seven cents ($242 37 cents) which we believe to be correct."

WM. MCKEYVA.
B. MASEN.
JEREMIAH CHAPTO.
JACKSON PERT.
JOHN J. BOYDEN

This amount of $212 37 cents was paid out in the purchase of knapsacks, knapsack bags and many other articles not properly chargeable to the Government, together with money advanced to individuals.

In my possession are vouchers on other Volunteers, amounting to thirty dollars ($30) which from various causes, were not shown to the Committee. The latter sum added to the preceding, makes the amount expended and advanced in the aggregate, nine hundred and thirteen dollars ($913) which all unreservedly expenditure of my individual funds in the amount of seventy-five dollars ($75) to the benefit and use of the Volunteers.

Which most clearly proves the high regard for truth, in those who set in circulation the report, that I had not expended the money put into my hands for the support of the company, as directed by those who gave the same, but had converted the money to my private use.

The author of this statement, I am at all times prepared to prove a base slanderer.

On arriving at Savannah (Georgia), at which place the Volunteers from Lancaster were mustered into the service of the United States, I received no advance from the first and second Lieutenants, the company; on the contrary, I was had (by them) to carry money of boarding and preventing the mustering of this company into service. After tar of mustering the men in, at when other attempts pany quell, e.. failed. the he : an resigned ther con tis Staiea muster mevter. 1. qther atempts io prk insubordinatiun, ti- sried thr.l coarse toth- fllouing.

.The undersigned members of the Volunteer company from Lancaster District, S. C. request Samuel R. Gibson to resign as Capt. of our company. Feb 1836.

Signed by Leroy Secrest, Ch.n Hump phrics and many others Laborered ot the bock of the above was the following. without signature.

"We are holding several na r. serve, who nre cqually as muri pp as we who have signed our names, and pow (apt wowish a few hinexstating w.in. you are resolved to do, oual the a w um so n lrt you know shai nc wiildo. Yours reng retfuli."

Although thus cary deheaic aad reape tful saquest wao daied the 2 h. t o .: livered to me unti the dui Ier... a after allother attemp:to projuee musub- ordination amung the ed had ta led - Frequent allrmyto n.hr we.. todraw mne.nto j.snalci.m u..cn of these part.r . uht ted with merited caa p. i . al their attempis to sreat d comuon fram me.

I heard nothing tne efram v ree.o Lieutenanis nntl te 3l ot Mrch, t. dav on which we tarched Lots stu for St. Augustine, ahcn they cooe to t and stated thcy wore vtung toienry their duns. Motnnhsinudng th " tempis to dfeat ra atforte. it mo rious to thuse wh t.re w the .iire that the Luncoste V.lunicrs marh with unpreeedent. iex eth St1 gustine, near wbach sey unci th. Re- gimeat of mouniel nen fon Sth (s rolina.

I take great pleasure in stating i' t ms non commi-sioned ofhcers und p:ate proinptly exccuted m arders, and tha: not one of my tad were subjected tot lincy punishiment. I alo acknnl do, with pleasure the a st-tance at ail tmes rondered by may En ign.

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