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apprehensions； which caused my being urgent on you not to alter as above
mentioned。〃 。 。 。 〃Nor have the public received the real history of General
Marion。 You have carved and mutilated it with so many erroneous
statements your embellishments； observation and remarks； must
necessarily be erroneous as proceeding from false grounds。 Most certainly
'tis not my history； but your romance。〃 。 。 。 〃Can you suppose I can be
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pleased with reading particulars （though so elevated； by you） of Marion
and myself； when I know such never existed。〃
The book has been through scores of editions and printings and the
falsehoods that Weems concocted sometimes in malice have been
accepted as truth and retold throughout the United States and used in
encyclopaedias and text books； government reports and political speeches。
As a result； Marion has been honored by having counties and towns
named for him to an extent equalled or surpassed by few of America's
greatest men。
Judge James's book had but a limited circulation and it has long been a
very scarce book； hence it has not been the factor it should have been in
correcting the fabrications in Weems's book。
Judge James's book is not entirely free from error。 He begins his first
chapter with the statement： 〃Francis Marion was born at Winyaw； near
Georgetown； South…Carolina； in the year 1732。〃 Marion's family had no
connection with Georgetown until six or seven years after Marion's birth；
when his father moved with his family to that town from St。 John's Parish；
Berkeley； where he had resided since marriage。 His wife's family resided
in the adjoining St。 James's Parish； Goose Creek； and； as there is no
definite record of the place of Marion's birth； it could have been at the
home of either family。 The year of his birth cannot be fixed as 1732。 The
inscription on his tombstone gives the date of his death as February 27；
1795； 〃in the sixty…third year of his age。〃 If he had been born at any time
between January 1st and February 26； 1733； he would have been in the
63rd year of his age February 27； 1795。
（3） For the purists： A list of changes and corrections to the text。
The following changes in spelling were made； to update them。 In
some cases； both spellings were used； or an odd spelling was only used in
one distinguishable section of the text。 They are listed more or less in the
order they appeared in the text。
South…Carolina 》 South Carolina Broad…Street 》 Broad Street North…
Carolina 》 North Carolina Major Weymss 》 Major Wemyss （both
spellings given in the original） These spellings appeared only in the
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quotations from Lawson： staid 》 stayed turkies 》 turkeys hickorynuts 》
hickory nuts West…Indies 》 West Indies Hugonots 》 Huguenots （The
correct spelling is the latter； but the former spelling may have some
connection with the common American mispronunciation； as 〃Hyoo…go…
nots〃； rather than 〃Hyoo…ga…nose〃。） intreaties 》 entreaties Great…Britain 》
Great Britain co…operate 》 cooperate ancle 》 ankle controul 》 control
（both spellings given in text） shew 》 show New…Orleans 》 New Orleans
dispair 》 despair （extract from Lincoln's letter； chapter I） Port…Royal 》
Port Royal New…York 》 New York Lenud's…ferry 》 Lenud's ferry （both
spellings given in text） Black…Mingo 》 Black Mingo harrassed 》 harassed
adviseable 》 advisable New…Jersey 》 New Jersey Goose…Creek 》 Goose
Creek Wyley 》 Wiley （both spellings in a footnote； only Wiley in the text）
downfal 》 downfall three pounders 》 three…pounders alledged 》 alleged
swoln 》 swollen six pounder 》 six…pounder intreat 》 entreat （Gen。
Greene's letter； Chapter III） New…England 》 New England True…Blue 》
True Blue All…Saints 》 All Saints These spellings appeared only in the
Appendix： Your's 》 Yours inclose 》 enclose
Frequently the hyphen was omitted from numbers； but not always。 A
few specific cases： twenty five 》 twenty…five twenty four 》 twenty…four
seventy five 》 seventy…five thirty five 》 thirty…five
also：
coersion 》 coercion （in Salley's introduction）
Corrections to the 1821 text：
Moultrie himself was more too blame 》 Moultrie himself was more
to blame Chapter I Paragraph 6 ^^
Maj。 Benjamin Huger； an active officer； a wise statesmen； 》 statesman
Chapter I Paragraph 7 ^
113 men were killed of the American's 》 of the Americans Chapter II
Paragraph 7 ^^
abhored either submission or vassalage 》 abhorred either 。 。 。 Chapter
II Paragraph 8 ^^
in the the praise of his father。 》 in the praise of his father。 Chapter II
Paragraph 16 ^^^
and join Gen。 Green 》 and join Gen。 Greene Chapter II Paragraph 19 ^
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moving up for that pupose 》 moving up for that purpose Chapter II
Paragraph 19 ^
in the case of his country 》 in the cause of his country Chapter II
Paragraph 24 ^
and and marching two or three hours 》 and marching two or three
hours Chapter II Paragraph 25 ^^^
two days and an half 》 two days and a half Chapter II； Detached
Narratives Paragraph 4
from Winnsborourgh 》 from Winnsborough Chapter III Paragraph 4 ^^
and and executed the order with great gallantry 》 and executed the
order 。 。 。 Chapter III Paragraph 4 ^^^
As the navigation of the Wateree river was as that time 》 at that time
Chapter III Paragraph 11 ^^
these were； however soon rallied 》 these were； however； soon rallied
Chapter III Paragraph 17 ^
they run to their arms and returned。 。 。 。 》 they ran to their arms
Chapter III Paragraph 22 ^
with forces much impairied by the incessant 》 with forces much
impaired Chapter III Paragraph 2