Commemoration of Henry Felder’s Declaration of Separation from the English King

Commemoration of Henry Felder’s Declaration of Separation from the English King will be read on its 250th Anniversary, May 20, 2026

A public commemorative reading in the Great Hall of the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon will be held at 6:00 – 7:00 pm, Wednesday, May 20, 2026, of Henry Felder’s Declaration of Separation from the English King for the colony of South Carolina, on the anniversary of its first public address in 1776. It was five weeks before Thomas Jefferson submitted his draft of the Declaration on June 28, 1776

The event includes the backstory of why the Declaration was written by Mr. Felder by another Felder descendant, Brian Eleazer, and the cost suffered by him and his family as a result.

The reading of the historic text will be by Henry Felder’s sixth great grandson, nationally known actor, director and writer, Clarence Felder, and members of his award-winning film and theater company, Actors’ Theater of South Carolina, followed by a short reception with “Revolutionary” cookies.

The event is free, open to the public and sponsored by Actors’ Theater of South Carolina and the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon.

For further information, call producing director of Actors’ Theater of South Carolina:
Chris Weatherhead-Felder
843-697-9607
CCFelder@aol.com