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A Scottish Migration to Alexandria

Author Talk by Ellen Hamilton

This new book tells the story of Scottish migration to America and features the experiences of William Gregory, who settled here in Alexandria in 1807.

On Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 7:00 PM join us for a Zoom presentation, where Ellen Hamilton will speak about her new book, “A Scottish Migration to Alexandria.”

At least five years in the making, and intended as a film, her new book tells the story of Scottish migration to America, featuring William Gregory, who settled here in Alexandria. Hamilton managed to find descendants of William, who provided her with Gregory family letters, and letters from William himself, describing his journey to America aboard a wooden sailing ship, in 1807. A Scottish Migration to Alexandria explains why millions of Scots left their home country, and what William found on his arrival in Alexandria, Virginia.

You can find the book at yellowdotshop.com/products/scottish-migration

Topics covered in this book are: Kilmarnock history, early Scottish history, Greenock's river port, Robert Burns, Union of 1707, Cotton revolution, Port Glasgow, Clyde River dredging, wooden sailing ships, early New York City, Alexandria Virginia history, War of 1812, Cotton industry in Enfield, Connecticut and Paterson, New Jersey, slavery, George Washington, George Washington Parke Custis, American Civil War.