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From: Iain Kerr< >
Subject: Re: Lord Selkirk- transported Scots?
Date: 31 Jan 1998 23:17:15 -0800


on 31 Jan 98, wrote...

>> "You should consider that the Highland clearances had been in progress since
>1746."
>
>I read recently that the "clearances" prior to 1815 were almost all voluntary
>emigration moves because of poor economic prospects and crowding, rather than
>forced clearances.
>

JK,

Unfortunately that is far too cosy a view. Ther is a history of forced
clearances by monarchs, land-owners, military forces etc. from before Tudor
times.

If you want, I can send you some notes on the subject.

Yours aye,

Iain

in Windsor, Berkshire

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