CAMDEN

a city of South Carolina, the county seat of Kershaw co. It is on the Southern, the Atlantic Coast Line, and other railroads, and is 32 miles N.E. of Columbia. Its clear and invigorating climate make it a favorite health resort for sufferers from throat and lung troubles. It has important cotton and ain industries. Camden is important is toric ally as it was the site of two famous battles. On April 16, 1780, an American army under General Gates was signally, defeated by an English army commanded by Lord Cornwall is, In this battle, Baron DeKalb, commanding the right wing of the American army, was mortally wounded. A monument was erected by Congre in his honor on a street which has his name, On April 25, 1781, General Greene, who had succeeded General Gates, was defeated by Lord Rowden commanding the English forces at Hobbskirk Hill, near Camden. The city was captured by General Sherman on February 24, 1865, after a series of battles in the neighborhood. EARL (1714-94), Lord Chancellor of England; 3rd s. of Sir John Pratt, Chief Justice of King’s Bench; through Pitt’s influence made attorney-general; knighted 1762, and made Chief Justice of the Common Pleas; raised to peerage, 1765; prominent figure at time of John ‘Wilkes’ persecution. PRATT, ist’ MARQUIS (1759-1840), only s. of 1st earl; under Pitt’s ministry made Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland; Chancellor of Cambridge Uniy.; K.G. Eng. antiquary; ed. London and Oxford, afterwards spent considerable time traveling about England collecting materials for his Britannia, 1586; headmaster, Westminster School, 1593; Clarencieux King-at-Arms, 1597. The famous Britannia is a survey of Brit. Isles, written in Latin; trans. into English, 1610.