CAS HI 151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Bachelors
15 Aug 2016
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Some scottish lords. did not own their own land. Not like america where there is wide ownership of land. Were all aware of a man named james hogg. Promoted and organized a migration to north carolina, north america. Had a brother who lived near north carolina doctrinated hoggs with the idea of nc as a promiseland . These migrating scots came to be known as hogg"s company. They sold everything they had and prepared for the trip. About 280 of them composed of men, women, and children. Hoggs contracted with a merchant to ship them to america ship called the bachelor voyage was rough. Some of these survivors continued on and did eventually arrive at nc with. Hoggs became a sort of celebrity among these people. Hoggs became a wealthy man he had meetings with influential men such as john.
