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A Scottish Document concerning Emigration to North Carolina in 1772

Record #:
21551
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Abstract:
This article examines a pamphlet circulated in the western highlands of Scotland that glowingly describes the opportunities in North Carolina during the 1770s. The pamphlet also describes the process by which a large number of Scots from Argyll, Skye, and Sutherland moved to North America during this time period.
Source:
North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 67 Issue 4, Oct 1990, p438-449 , il, map, f