An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America, by J.P. Maclean, Ph.D

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Author

MacLean, J. P. (John Patterson), 1848-1939

Title

An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America

Credits

Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works from the University of Michigan Digital Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

E151: History: America: United States

Subject

Scots -- America

Category

Text

eBook-No.

25879

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25879

Release Date

June 23, 2008

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.An Historical Account — OF THE — Settlements of Scotch Highlanders — America
3. 3.Prior to the Peace of 1783
4. 4.Highland Regiments
5. 5.Biographical Sketches — J.P. Maclean, Ph.D.
6. 6.PREFACE.
7. 7.TABLE OF CONTENTS. — CHAPTER I. — The Highlanders of Scotland . — CHAPTER II. — The Scotch-Irish in America . — CHAPTER III. — Causes that Led to Emigration . — CHAPTER IV. — Darien Scheme . — CHAPTER V. — Highlanders in North Carolina . — CHAPTER VI. — Highlanders in Georgia . — CHAPTER VII. — Captain Lachlan Campbell's New York Colony . — CHAPTER VIII. — Highland Settlement on the Mohawk . — CHAPTER IX. — Glenaladale Highlanders of Prince Edward Island . — CHAPTER X. — Highland Settlement in Pictou, Nova Scotia . — CHAPTER XI. — First Highland Regiments in America . — CHAPTER XII. — Scotch Hostility Towards America . — CHAPTER XIII. — Highland Regiments in American Revolution . — CHAPTER XIV. — Distinguished Highlanders who Served in America in the Interests of Great Britain . — CHAPTER XV. — Distinguished Highlanders in American Interest . — APPENDIX I — APPENDIX II.
8. 8.ILLUSTRATIONS.
9. 9.PARTIAL LIST OF PRINCIPAL AUTHORITIES CONSULTED.
10. 10.CHAPTER I. — The Highlanders of Scotland . — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.CHAPTER II. — The Scotch-Irish in America. — FOOTNOTES:
12. 12.CHAPTER III. — The Causes that Led to Emigration . — FOOTNOTES:
13. 13.CHAPTER IV. — THE DARIEN SCHEME. — FOOTNOTES:
14. 14.CHAPTER V. — The Highlanders in North Carolina. — FOOTNOTES:
15. 15.CHAPTER VI. — Highlanders in Georgia. — FOOTNOTES:
16. 16.CHAPTER VII. — Captain Lauchlan Campbell's New York Colony. — FOOTNOTES:
17. 17.CHAPTER VIII. — HIGHLAND SETTLEMENT ON THE MOHAWK. — FOOTNOTES:
18. 18.CHAPTER IX. — The Glenaladale Highlanders of Prince Edward Island .
19. 19.CHAPTER X. — Highland Settlement in Pictou, Nova Scotia .
20. 20.CHAPTER XI. — First Highland Regiments in America. — FOOTNOTES:
21. 21.CHAPTER XII. — Scotch Hostility to America. — FOOTNOTES:
22. 22.CHAPTER XIII. — Highland Regiments in the American Revolution . — FOOTNOTES:
23. 23.CHAPTER XIV. — Distinguished Highlanders Who Served in America in the Interests of Great Britain . — FOOTNOTES:
24. 24.CHAPTER XV. — Distinguished Highlanders in American Interests — FOOTNOTES:
25. 25.APPENDIX I.
26. 26.APPENDIX II. — NOTE A. — First Emigrants to America . — NOTE B. — Letter of Donald Macpherson . — NOTE C. — Emigration During the Eighteenth Century . — NOTE D. — Appeal to the Highlanders Lately Arrived from Scotland . — NOTE E. — Ingratitude of the Highlanders . — NOTE F. — Were the Highlanders Faithful to their Oath Taken by the Americans ? — NOTE G. — Marvellous Escape of Captain McArthur . — NOTE H. — Highlanders in South Carolina . — FOOTNOTES: — NOTE I. — Alexander McNaughton . — NOTE J. — Allan McDonald's Complaint to the President of Congress . — NOTE K. — The Glengarry Settlers . — NOTE TO CHAPTER VIII. — NOTE L. — Moravian Indians . — NOTE M. — Highlanders Refused Lands in America . — NOTE N. — Captain James Stewart Commissioned to Raise a Company of Highlanders .
27. 27.LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS.

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