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Fred,
(open this to full screen for easier reading)
22. RECORDS OF EMIGRANTS FROM ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND TO NORTH CAROLINA,
1774 - 1775.
Edited by A. R. Newsome, North Carolina Division of Archives and History,
Second Printing 1998, purchased from Margaret M. Hofmann, $5.00

Port Stranraer (footnote #29:On Loch Ryan in Wigtown County in southwestern
Scotland), An Account of Emigrants shipped at Stranraer the 31st May 1775 on
board the Jackie of Glasgow James Morris Master for New York in North
America, with a Description of their Age, Quality, Occupation, Employment,
Former Residence, On what Account and for what purpose they leave the
Country (footnote #30:In the order here given. the information is classified
in the original report under the following headings: number, emigrants
names, ages years, occupation or employment, former residence, to what port
or place bound, on what account and for what purpose they leave the
country.).

66, Marg. Gordon, 39, _______, New Luce, No. Carolina, _______.
________________________________________________________________________

Sirs,
The inclosed Paper is a List of Persons lately sailed as Emigrants, to
Wilmington in North Carolina, from the Port of Greenock, which We transmit
to you Sir, for the Information of the Right Honorable the Lords
Commissioners of the Treasury.

Charterhouse Edinburgh, 22 August 1774 Arch'd Menzies, George
Clerk Maxwell, Basil Cochrane

List of Passengers on board the Ship Ulysses James Chalmers Mas'r for
Wilmington in North Carolina
(footnote #37:The information in the order given is classified in the
original report under the headings: passengers' names, age, former place of
residence, business, reasons for emigrating.) .

Allan Cameron, 28, _______, Farmer, High rents & Opression.
Angus Cameron, 18, _______, Farmer, High rents & Opression.
Katrine Cameron, 21, _______, his wife, High rents & Opression.

The above List of Passengers is from the 12th August 1774 Incl. to the
18th Augt 1774 Incl.
_________________________________________________________________________

Report of the Examination of the Emigrants from the Counties of Caithness
and Sutherland (footnote #44: Caithness and Sutherland counties constitute
the northern end of Scotland.) on board the Ship Bachelor of Leith bound to
Wilmington in North Carolina.

NOTE: The Bachelor of Leith never reached North Carolina, in fact it "put
into Schetland by Distress of Weather". Only use this information as
pertains to the passenger and perhaps his intended departure date.

William Gordon saith that he is aged sixty and upwards, by Trade a Farmer,
married, hath six children, who Emigrate with him, with the Wives and
Children of his two sons John & Alexander Gordon. Resided last at Wymore in
the Parish of Clyne in the County of Sutherland, upon Lands belonging to
William Baillie of Rosehall. That having two sons already settled in
Carolina, who wrote him encouraging him to come there, and finding the Rents
of Lands raised in so much that a Possession for which his Grandfather paid
only Eight Merks Scots he himself at last paid Sixty, he was induced to
emigrate for the greater benefit of his children being himself an Old Man
and lame so that it was indifferent to him in what Country he died. That
his circumstances were greatly reduced not only by the rise of Rents but by
the loss of Cattle, particularly in the severe Winter of 1771. That the
lands on which he lived have often changed Masters, and that the Rents have
been raised on every Change; and when Mr. Baillie bought them they were
farmed with the rest of purchase to one Tacksman (footnote #45: A middleman
who leased a large piece of land from the owner and sublet it in small
farms.) at a very high Rent, who must also have his profits out of them.
All these things concurring induced him to leave his own country in hopes
that his Children would earn their Bread more comfortably elsewhere. That
one of his sons is a Weaver and another a Shoe Maker, and he hopes they may
get bread for themselves and be a help to support him.

Fred, I have a number of early deeds for both Gordons and Camerons if you
can give me any names.

Dee


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