Excerpt: ...he cannot act without a commission, and I am sure, if he turns out, at least two hundred will join him. If so, I am very certain that this part of the country may be held." Every one has either read or heard of the subsequent melancholy fate of Col. Hayne; but more of that in the sequel. Major John Postell had been pitched upon as the first victim. After distinguishing himself, as related, he obtained leave from his general to go with a flag to Georgetown, to obtain the release of his father, (who was still a ...
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Excerpt: ...he cannot act without a commission, and I am sure, if he turns out, at least two hundred will join him. If so, I am very certain that this part of the country may be held." Every one has either read or heard of the subsequent melancholy fate of Col. Hayne; but more of that in the sequel. Major John Postell had been pitched upon as the first victim. After distinguishing himself, as related, he obtained leave from his general to go with a flag to Georgetown, to obtain the release of his father, (who was still a prisoner) and of some others. Capt. Saunders, now the commandant, detained him, and threw him also into gaol, on the plea of his having broken his parole; and, in a long correspondence with Gen. Marion, he and Col. Balfour, the commandant of Charleston, vindicated the measure, as consistent with the laws of war and nations. It appears Balfour was the civilian of the British while here in power. He was just such a minion as would have suited the purposes of Tiberius Caesar. He had several hundreds of Americans pining in want and misery in loathsome prison-ships, and in dungeons under the Exchange, damp and noisome, which he called his provost. By a copy of Major Postell's parole, preserved in Horry's correspondence, it appears he was paroled in Charleston; but, soon after, the British or tories stripped him of all his property, which was a breach of it on their part. In a letter to Gen. Marion, 14th Jan. he says, "My honour is all I have left
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Add this copy of A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a to cart. $15.00, very good condition, Sold by Bartleby's Books ABAA rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chevy Chase, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1948 by Continental Book Co.
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New edition, with an introduction by A.S. Salley (originally published Charleston, 1821). 8vo. 181, 39 pp. Facsimile plates of original title page and text. Howes J-54. Very good. Original blue cloth (nick in top edge of front board), gilt spine title. (8002).
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Add this copy of A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion, and to cart. $3,000.00, Sold by Bartleby's Books ABAA rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chevy Chase, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1821 by Printed by Gould and Riley.
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1821, Printed by Gould and Riley
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Printed by Gould and Riley
Published:
1821
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18015201948
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First edition. 8vo. 182, 39 pp. Sabin 35723. Howes J-54 ("b"). Turnbull II, p. 73: "Rare history. Considered the best account of Francis Marion's career." Relatively common in institutional holdings (OCLC seems to locate 25 or so copies), but rare in trade; the last copy to appear at auction was in 1989 ($1300; ABPC 1976-2018) and there doesn't appear to be a copy currently for sale online. At head of the title page is the 1822 ownership signature of Eugene J. Brevard who flourished around Columbia, S.C., in the 1830s. Entire text block so badly foxed as to seem burned, some breaks in paper, one leaf repaired with archival paper, old tideline around edges. Barely a good copy of a Francis Marion rarity, untrimmed and in a nice recent binding. 20th-century paper backed blue boards, printed paper spine label. (10485).
