Excerpt from Mellichampe a Legend of the Santee The destruction of the mansion-house at Piney Grove by Major Singleton, and the means employed to effect this object, will be recognised by the readers of Carolina history, and the lover of female patriotism, as of true occurrence in every point Of view; the names of persons alone being altered, and a slight variation made in the locality. Indeed, to sum up all in brief, the entire materials of Mellichampe the leading events - every general action - and the main characteristics, have been taken from the unquestionable records of history, and - in the regard of the novelist - the scarcely less credible testimonies of that venerable and moss-mantled Druid, Tradi tion. I have simply forborne to call it an historical romance, as it contained nothing which made an era in the time - noth ing which, in its character and importance, had a visible effect upon the progress of the revolution. Let us now pass to other topics. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.