Reports from South Carolina, St. Augustine, and Georgia... slavery...

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, June, 1739  Near the back is the: "Historical Chronicle" with news from England & other parts of Europe. One of the reports is from Switzerland & notes: "...people who went from this country to inhabit the British colonies of Carolina and Georgia are returning from thence, the climate not agreeing with them." 

This is followed by a  report from Charleston, South Carolina which begins: "The Spaniards of St. Augustine near Georgia have issued a Proclamation giving freedom to all white servants & Negroes or Indian Slaves belonging to Carolina, Purrisburg [Purrysburg, SC?], or Georgia..." with a bit more (see photos).

The ongoing coverage of Reverend George Whitefield continues with: "Extract of a Vindication of the Rev. M. Whitefield" and "Answers to Queries Sent to him [Whitefield] by Reverend Tucker" with additional mentions of Methodism.
Among the articles noted in the table of contents are: "To the Translator of the Jewish Letters"  "Of Propagating Christian Knowledge in the Highlands of Scotland"  "Serpents Not Created Hideous" and more.
Complete in 56 pages, 5 1/2 by 8 3/4 inches with never-trimmed margins, full title/contents page featuring an engraving of St. John's Gate.

A very nice pre-Revolutionary War magazine from the "mother country" with a wide range of varied content. This was the first periodical to use the word "magazine" in its title, having begun in 1731 and lasting until 1907.