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Orig. pub. Savannah, 1878. Reprinted 1974. Print on Demand Edition 2009. 263, 64 pp. + maps, index This volume was originally published as Volume IV of the Georgia Historical Society's Collections and includes Itinerant Observations in America, 1745-46, by Edward Kimber. It is an insightful look into Georgia's history through a detailed examination of towns that flourished and then faded away. With specific emphasis on the colonial period, the work explores the role Georgia's settlers played in conflicts with Spanish and British colonial powers, as well as the economic and social factors that caused these towns to thrive, but ultimately to fade away. Specific focus is given to the towns of Old Ebernezer (1733) on the Savannah River, Frederica (1735) on St. Simon's Island, Abercorn (1733) on a tributary of the Savannah, Sunbury (1758) on the Medway River, and Hardwick (1755) on the Ogeechee River. The communities of Petersburg, Jacksonborough, and Francisville are also mentioned as are about fifteen… Read More

Orig. pub. New York, 1855, reprinted 1972. Print on Demand Edition 2019. Vol. 1, xi, 303 pp., index

Orig. pub. New York and Columbia SC, 1853, 1855, 1857. Reprinted 1972. Print on Demand Edition 2019. The set, 3 vols. This collection of letters and papers relating to the Revolution in South Carolina is the result of 25 years of collecting by the editor, Robert W. Gibbes, a physician, newspaper editor, politician, and historian of Columbia, South Carolina. They cover the years 1764 through 1782. While the material is primarily concerning South Carolina, there is ample mention of individuals and activities in neighboring states as well as the entire Southern campaign. The usefulness of the original material is greatly enhanced by the inclusion of new indexes for the volumes in this reprint edition. The first volume concerns mainly William Henry Drayton; the others contain military correspondence, a good portion of which is letters between Francis Marion and various other officers and officials. These volumes present valuable primary source material about the Revolution and about men and events of… Read More

Orig. pub. New York, 1857. Reprinted 1972. Print on Demand Edition 2019. Vol. 2, xii, 304 pp., index

Orig. pub. Columbia SC, 1853. Reprinted 1972. Print on Demand Edition 2019. Vol. 3, xv, 298 pp., index