National origins provision of immigration law

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Identifikator:: 1796380105

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-196168

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: National origins provision of immigration law

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Pr. Off.

Year of publication:: 1929

Scope:: III, 171 S

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Statement of Samuel A. Mathewson, University Club, New York City

Collection:: Economics Books

NATIONAL ORIGINS PROVISION OF IMMIGRATION LAW 117 War muster rolls are not duplications; the burden of proof ought to be on him, and the reason I came to that conclusion is this: The Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, which is a work embodying names of every individual from Massachusetts who fought in the Army forces of the Revolution, on land or sea, which they have been able to get data on, is a work embodying 17 volumes, with pages totaling in number 16,180. Now, I glanced through many of these names, and the minimum average is about 10 names to the page. That would mean a total number of names listed in this work of 161,800, who would be, if you took all the names there, without allow- ing for duplications, the number who were in the Army forces of Massachusetts from 1775 to 1783. Senator CoprLanp. What was the probable number? Mr. MaraewsoN. Well, as I understand it, if one-tenth of the population is in the army forces of a country it is an exceptionally high percentage. In bringing that point out—the population of Massachusetts was estimated for 1780—— Senator Resp. 17804 Mr. Mataewson. For 1780 was 307,000. If you take 161,800 as the number of soldiers in the Revolutionary Army from Massachusetts, it would mean that considerably more than one-half of the popula- tion was in the Revolutionary Army, which is, of course, an absurd- ity—1t could not be; that is all. ~ There are no authentic figures showing exactly the number of men mn the Revolutionary Army. It varied so from time to time, or any exact data or information showing how many come from each State. But taking your 310,000, and taking 10 per cent of that, you would have, say, 30,000, which would be a high figure for those who come from Massachusetts—from the Massachusetts descendants of the Revolutionary War. You can judge from this to what extent there must be duplications in the muster rolls, and yet these furnish, I might say, the chief support up which Mr. O’Brien relies in his statement concerning the number of southern Irish in the United States in the Army of 1790. I will just read to you a few of the records of certain men of whom [ found duplications of names. Senator Reep. Would you forgive an interruption. sir? Mr. MATHEWSON. Yes, sir. Senator Reep. I see that you have all these prepare in the form of a statement. I am wondering if, in order to save your time and the committee’s, it might be as well to embody the entire statement in the record, instead of picking out fragments of it. It would be more helpful to us. Mr. MarsEwsON. I see. Well, I have made several notations for convenience ; and then I will put my memorandum in the record. Senator Reep. Thank you very much. Mr. MarnewsoN. And then I understand, Senator, you would like fo me to read the records of the different men. I only have a few ere. Senator Reep. If they are going to go into the record as part of your statement. Mr. Maraewson. Then, I will just read one as an example. Senator Rrrp. All richt.

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