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But in 1776, and just four months before the Declaration of Independence, The Provincial Congress of South Carolina approves a new constitution and government. The legislature renames itself the General Assembly of South Carolina and elects John Rutledge as president, Henry Laurens as vice president and William Henry Drayton as chief justice.
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But in 1776, and just four months before the Declaration of Independence, The Provincial Congress of South Carolina approves a new constitution and government. The legislature renames itself the General Assembly of South Carolina and elects John Rutledge as president, Henry Laurens as vice president and William Henry Drayton as chief justice.
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