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US immigrants 1877 NY Times article
« on: Sunday 13 April 08 00:14 BST (UK) »
Here is a detailed breakdown of immigrants in 1870:

"LOCATING THE IMMIGRANTS.; THE INTER-STATE DISTRIBUTION. AVOWED DESTINATION OF 3,500,000 IMMIGRANTS; FOREIGNERS AVOID THE SOUTHERN STATES; LOCATION OF ALIENS ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS-DISTRIBUTION OF IRISH, GERMAN, AND OTHERS COM GENERAL DISTRIBUTION OF IMMIGRANTS. RAPID INCREASE AND DECLINE. WHERE DID THEY COME FROM?"
 
New York Times, October 22, 1877

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McLellan - Inverness
Greer - Renfrewshire
Manson - Aberdeen & Orkney
Simpson - Hereford, Devon, etc.
Flett - Orkney
Chisholm - Scotland
Wishart - Orkney
Shand - Aberdeen
Pirie - Aberdeen

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