1781 dated Gentleman's Magazine - Americana

Small size "Gentleman's Magazine" measures 5" x 8 1/4". Small excerpt from magazine:

1781 Revolutionary War: Battle of King's Mountain, NC, British report of their defeat by American militia and report of Col. Tarleton defeating Gen. Sumter at Blackstocks, SC. Extensive Parliament debate recounting history of war and expressing unusual optimism.

Also: Edmund Burke objects to mistreatment of pilloried prisoners leading to their death; plates of Roman actor masks and King Charles I coins with ship.