A short description of the province of South-Carolina : with an account of the air, weather, and diseases at Charles-town / written in the year 1763 [by George Milligen Johnston].

Caption title Account of the situation
SeriesSabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED
General note" ... [F]irst written for the information and private use of a gentleman in England without any intention of its being ever exposed to the public view, and that it is now published is not owing to any value the author puts upon it ... but to the desires of some, who imagine that the medical part may be of use to those who may become settlers in our new colonies of East and West-Florida, where the climate and soil much resemble South-Carolina ... ." Cf. "Advertisement," p. [3]
General noteThe account of the Indian tribes in South Carolina and vicinity appears to be based in part on M. De la Condamine's "Voyage to South-America" [sic]. Cf. p. 73.
General noteReproduction of original from Huntington Library.
General noteSabin no. 87948.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
References RLIN, CTRG05-B10504
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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