NUMBERICAL CENSUS FIGURES ON ACADIANS
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
November 17, 1755 to January, 1756. Acadians aboard the Two Brothers, Dolphin, Cornwallis, Endeavor, Syren and Hopson for a total of 944.
April 14, 1756, report of Governor James Glen to the Lords of Trade:
First arrivals..................................1000
Parties arrived from Georgia.....................200
June 16, 1756, report of Governor William Lyttelton to Lords of Trade. Exclusive of transient parties from Georgia, total landing at different times in South Carolina....1027
Acadians remaining at time of report.............645
Shipped off or escaped...........................273
August, 1756
Dispersed to various Parishes by Act of Assembly.645
To country Parishes..............................516
Remaining at Charles Town........................129
March, 1759
Report of Committee appointed to inquire into present state of Acadians in Charles Town..........................340
July 12, 1760
Report of Committee appointed to inquire into present state of Acadians in Charles Town..........................210
|