Charleston, the place and the people, by St Julien Ravenel With illustrations by Vernon Howe Bailey . came to anchor the Clerk ofthe Council and Master in Chancery, having been firstsent on board to wait on his Excellency and show him aproper place of landing, he was received by the Honour-able Edward Aitkin and Charles Pinckney, Esq., asmembers of his Majestys Council, who conducted hisExcellency through the two lines of foot to the CouncilChamber, to his Honour the Lieutenant Governor, at-tended by the rest of the members of the Council. His Excellency having then produced His Majestyscommis
Charleston, the place and the people, by St Julien Ravenel With illustrations by Vernon Howe Bailey . came to anchor the Clerk ofthe Council and Master in Chancery, having been firstsent on board to wait on his Excellency and show him aproper place of landing, he was received by the Honour-able Edward Aitkin and Charles Pinckney, Esq., asmembers of his Majestys Council, who conducted hisExcellency through the two lines of foot to the CouncilChamber, to his Honour the Lieutenant Governor, at-tended by the rest of the members of the Council. His Excellency having then produced His Majestyscommission, he was conducted by them, — the sword ofState borne before, — and attended by the CommonsHouse and many officers and other gentlemen of distinc-tion to Granvilles Bastion, where the same was publishedin due form, which was followed by three whirras(hurrahs?) a discharge of cannon at the Bastion and a 117 118 CHARLESTON general volley of the regiment. Then his Excellency at-tended by all the gentlemen present marched back in likemanner to the Council, being saluted as he passed by all. Under the Portico. South Carolina Society Hall, Meeting Street the officers of the regiment, and having thus qualifiedhimself by taking the usual oaths, His Excellency walked GOVERNOR GLENNS PICTURE OF CAROLINA 119 back again to Shepheards Tavern, where a handsomeentertainment was provided for him, and the numerouscompany concluded the day with joy, the houses beinghandsomely illuminated. It was but a small colony that was doing him honour,but for a Scotch gentleman of no great rank or impor-tance it was a sufficiently agreeable reception ; and Gov-ernor Glenn began his administration in a cheerful andfriendly spirit, which he maintained throughout. To have found Charles Town in ashes (after thegreat fire) and to leave it fair, flourishing and fortified,was, he wrote to the secretary, his earnest wish and ex-pectation. A wish more fully realized than such generallyare, for the era of pro
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