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

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

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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

GIBBES, R[obert] W. Documentary History of the American Revolution: Consisting of Letters and Papers Relating to the Contest for Liberty, Chiefly in South Carolina, from Originals in the Possession of the Editor, and Other Sources. 1776-1782. New-York: D. Appleton & Co., 1857. Enlarged ed. xii,293pp. Later 3/4 black morocco, printed paper spine label, d/j. Scattered foxing and toning, title page professionally repaired, else very good. HOWES G-151.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1855. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xi, 292 pp. Foxing to the front and rear endpapers; some light scuffing to the cover edges. Very light wear to the head and foot of the spine. Previous owner name on the front free endpaper. The binding is square and secure, and the text is clean. This is the second volume on the topic produced by the author.

GIBBES, Robert W. Documentary History of the American Revolution: Consisting of Letters and Papers...chiefly in South Carolina...1764-1776. N.Y., 1855. xi, 292pp. Binding soiled, but still a good copy in orig. cloth. Howes G-151.

GIBBES, Robert W. Documentary History of the American Revolution: Consisting of Letters and Papers...chiefly in South Carolina...1764-1776. N.Y., 1855. xi, 292pp. Very good copy in orig. wrappers (spine repaired). Howes G-151.

Columbia, SC: Banner Steam-Power Press, 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 6.25 x 8.75 in. [2 blank], xv, [1 blank], 288, [2 blank] pp. Dedicated to James Gadsden, Francis Wilkinson Pickens, Wade Hampton, and Andrew Butler. Very good in original cloth, with new spine titled in gilt. Text browned and foxed. The prolific and verstaile Robert Wilson Gibbes, a naturalist and physician inter alia, served as the Surgeon General for South Carolina during the Civil War. His home and prized collections were destroyed by federal troops when they occupied Columbia in 1865. Howes G 151.