[[File:Thomas sumter 1352.JPG|225px|right|thumb|StatueStatua ofdi Thomas Sumter onpresso theil courthousetribunale lawn indi [[Sumter, South Carolina|Sumter]], in [[SouthCarolina Carolinadel Sud]] ]]▼
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▲[[File:Thomas sumter 1352.JPG|225px|right|thumb|Statue of Thomas Sumter on the courthouse lawn in [[Sumter, South Carolina|Sumter]], [[South Carolina]] ]]
UponAl returningritorno tonelle the colonies,colonie Sumter becamesi strandedritirò in South Carolina duedel toSud per financialproblemi difficultiesfinanziari. Chiese Healla petitionedcolonia theil colonyrimborso forper reimbursement ofle hisspese traveldel expensesviaggio, butma wasgli deniedfu negato. Fu Heimprigionato wasin subsequentlyVirginia imprisonedper fori debtdebiti in Virginiacontratti. Quando Whenil hissuo friendamico anded fellowex soldiersoldato [[Joseph Martin (generalgenerale)|Joseph Martin]] arrivedgiunse ina [[Staunton, (Virginia)|Staunton]], Martinchiese askeddi topassare spendla thenotte nightin withcella con Sumter in jail. Martin gavediede a Sumter 10 [[Guinea (British coin)Ghinea|guineasghinee]] anded aun tomahawk. Sumter usedusò thei moneysoldi toper buypagarsi hisl'uscita waydi outgalera of jail innel 1766.<ref>Henry Timberlake, Duane King (ed.) ''The Memoirs of Lt. Henry Timberlake: The Story of a Soldier, Adventurer, and Emissary to the Cherokees, 1756-1765.'' UNC Press, xxvii.</ref> WhenQuando Martin ande Sumter weresi reunited somerincontrarono 30 yearsanni laterdopo, Sumter repaidripagò theil moneydebito.
Sumter si insediò a [[Stateburg (South Carolina)|Stateburg]] nelle [[High Hills of Santee]] del distretto di Claremont (poi rinominato Sumter). Sposò Mary Jameson nel 1767 ed aprirono numerose attività diventando latifondisti di successo. A causa della ricchezza e del rispetto della comunità, fu in grado di formare una milizia locale.
Sumter settled in [[Stateburg, South Carolina|Stateburg]] in the [[High Hills of Santee]] in the Claremont (later Sumter) District. He married Mary Jameson in 1767, and together they opened several small businesses and became successful [[plantation]] owners. Due to his wealth and the respect in the community, he was able to form a local militia group.
