Broadsides, receipts, minutes, and business records, including unbound account book, 17 Mar. 1837-13 Aug. 1855, of Joel Davis; materials re renewal of notes and protest of failure to make payment; photocopies of 2 printed broadsides, 1 July 1850 and 1 July 1852, "Condition of the Bank of Camden," listing assets and liabilities; and monthly reports, 13 Oct. 1868 and 1 May 1869, signed by W.D. McDowall, cashier. Volume of minutes, 1850-1857, penned by president William E. Johnson and president pro tem W.D. McDowall, re bank's financial status, issuing and signing of new bank notes, passing of original notes, offering discounts, and purchase and sale of exchange in New York and other places. This volume of minutes, 1850-1857, includes entry, 14 Jan. 1852, in which the board authorized H.B. Williams as agent, in connection with the Bank of Charlotte, N.C., "to purchase or sell Exchange...on Charleston, N. York, or other points." The question of the "doubtful health of the several officers of the Bank" arose on 29 November 1854. The board decided to hire a new clerk and reduce the salaries of the cashier and teller. Also during this meeting, the board allowed Johnson to pay off certain notes early in case a large note, for which he was liable, should not be paid. Unbound volume, 1855-1870, indexed account book indicating notes outstanding, rates of interest, and purchase and sale of exchange in New York and other areas. Two documents dating to Reconstruction period, 13 October 1868 and 1 May 1869, issued by the Bank of Camden, reports to the Comptroller General of the State of South Carolina, signed by W.D. McDowall, cashier, and listing among the bank's assets Confederate bonds.
