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Offline gliesian66

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Whitehead traveling to the UK
« on: Thursday 06 August 15 17:30 BST (UK) »
Why would anyone travel from the Americas to the UK between the years 1700 - 1800?

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Re: Whitehead traveling to the UK
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 06 August 15 17:39 BST (UK) »
Many reasons. Business interests. (There were plenty of merchants with offices on both sides of the pond). I have seen some who came back to look after elderly relatives or to take over a farm they had unexpectedly inherited. Officials going on leave etc.
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Re: Whitehead traveling to the UK
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 18 August 15 06:37 BST (UK) »
1775–1783. Maybe came to the UK to live under the british crown (Maybe was being persecuted in the States)

The consensus of scholars is that about 15–20% of the white population remained loyal to the British Crown

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