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

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NATIONAL ORIGINS PROVISION OF IMMIGRATION LAW 121 By way of iliustration the following forms of the same name are herewith given: . Casady, Casaday, Casedy, Casety, Casity, Cassaday, Cassadey, Cassady, Cas- siday, ete. Donahue, Donahew, Donehue, Donnahu, Donnohew, Donogho, Donohew, Dunahew, Dunehu, Dunnahew. Farrall, Farrel, Farril, Farrill, Ferrall, Ferrill, etc. Ryant, Rion, Rine, Ryne, Royn, Ruyan, Ryon, ete. Sulaven, Sulevan, Suleven, Sulivan, Sulliven, Sullavan, Sallaven, Sullervan, Sullevan, Sulleven, Sulliven, Sullovan, Sulloven, Sulliven, Sullovan, Sulloven, Sullovin, ete. There are countless ways of spelling Murphy, Mahoney, Malone, and Maloney. Jo it iz with name after name, It should be noted, therefore, that a decision to accept or reject one or more of the variations of even a few names could alone make a difference of thousands one way or the other in computing the number of times certain names occur in the Revolutionary War muster rolls. Another chief cause of duplication of the same name lay in frequent short- term enlistments, which in many cases were a few days only. Among other tabulations in A Hidden Phase of American History Mr. O'Brien lists. pages 380-381, certain Irish names, and compares the number of such aames found in the muster rolls with a number in the 1790 census. Of 28 Massachusetts names so listed a careful investigation of the muster-roll records show, in the case of 20 names, 147 duplications. as follows: Number 1 revolu- Lionary | muster rolls according | a O’Brien Number if duplica- ion of armnes in revolu- lonary nuster rolls Number n revolu- tionary muster rolls according 0 O’Brien Number of duplica- tions of names in revolu- tionary muster rolls surname Surname O51: SI, DRURIAY crore for odin Javanagh-.__..__.._._] rowley... LITT Yonohue. .... ooo... jonovan. _ JR oye el DV e221 FEN IWPOL mmm ema PATEL cpm wim isin SMtzpatrick oo cee ee lynn. ee eating. __ .__..__.._.... BATT emma AeCaffrey o_o ooeeaans AeCormick. «ooo ooo AONABAA. nian min FUONcovenvsmomm, RY ciumns imeem ‘ullivan____. ae 1 1 29 78 31 22 147 The above calculations are very conservative. An estimate of 200 duplica- ‘ions or more is a far more likely figure. The checking up of the other eight names in this particular group cited by Mr. O'Brien, is impossible, due to the large number of variations in spelling of such names, since Mr. O'Brien does not give any clue as to what forms of the same name he adopted in hig tabulations. A few examples of the duplications of the 20 names above cited as shown in Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War. follow. VoruMme IIL 186 Casey, James: Boston. Return of men enlisted into Continental Army from Capt. Samuel Ward's and Capt. Thomas Nash's Companies, dated Weymouth, January 2, 1778, enlisted for town of ‘Weymouth; joined Capt. John Langdon’s Company, Col. Henry Jackson's Regiment; enlistment, 3 years (also given dur- {ng war) ; reported a foreigner; also, list of men mustered in Suffolk County by Nathaniel Barber, muster master, dated Boston, August 17, 1777; also pri- vate, Col. Henry Jackson's Regiment: enlisted August 12. 1777: reported ‘ deserted and never joined.” Casey, James: Petersham. Return of men mustered by Thomas Newhal, mus- ter master for Worcester County, indorsed July —, 1777; Captain Blanchard’s Company, Colonel Wesson's Regiment: mustered June 27, 1777: enlistment. 8 months.

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