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Re: early immigrant miscreants
From:
Michael Cassidy <[log in to unmask]>
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A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 24 Jul 2000 13:12:26 -0500
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At 11:21 AM -0400 7/21/00, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>HI;
>   Then my history books in High School were always wrong. I remember them
>saying how convicted people no matter how minor the convictions were sent to
>the New World. Later on I believe that the Carolina's were to be said settled
>buy felons.

A mistake in a High Scool history book? never.
Cromwell did send some Irish to the Island, I dont think any came to the
main the 13 states, but they were sent as slaves.

Convicts were sent to Australia and later New Zealand.

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