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A History of North Carolina. By Hugh Williamson Published: Thomas Dobson, Philadelphia, (PA), 1812 . FIRST EDITION. 2 Volume Set in original leather binding! xix, (2), 289; viii, 289 pp. Foldout MAP of North Carolina in rear of Volume One. SCARCE title to find in this condition and in original matching binding. Front board of Volume Two is cracked and loosening, but could be easily repaired. Not Ex-Lib. A beautiful set! The standard history of North Carolina by a prominent southern physician, particularly valuable for its coverage of the Revolutionary period. HOWES W494, "aa." THORNTON 14962. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 27566. SABIN 104449. Williamson, (1735-1819) was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and became a physician and polymath who served as one of North Carolina's delegates to the Federal Constitutional Convention. Active in the debates at the Convention, Williamson was a leading intellectual in Revolutionary and post-Revolutionary America. I've done my best to describe the book, but if you have additional questions, please don't hesitate to send me an e-mail.