1857 South Carolina Historical Society SIOUX Catawba INDIANS Henry Laurens 2v

1857 South Carolina Historical Society SIOUX Catawba INDIANS Henry Laurens 2v

A rare pre-Civil War edition of the collected reports from the South Carolina Historical Society. This two-volume set from 1857 contains state abstract papers, orations delivered to the Society, and other essays and treatises. Two of the more interesting found in this set includes:

• “A Narrative of the Capture of Henry Laurens”
  • Founding father who was charged by the British for treason, transported to England, and imprisoned in the Tower of London. The only American to have ever been held there.
• “Vocabulary of the Catawba Language”
  • Language construction and pronunciation guide for this Western Sioux language.

Item number: #23541

Price: $499

South Carolina Historical Society

Collections of the South-Carolina Historical Society

Charleston, S.C.: S.G. Courtenay & Co., 1857. 1^st edition

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages – 2 volumes
  • Vol 1: vi, [2], 307, [1]
  • Vol 2: vi, [2], 9-342
• Language: English
• Provenance: Handwritten – George Curtis, 1872
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Brown cloth
• Size: ~ 9.25in X 6in (23.5cm x 15cm)

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