In an article written in 1789. as to the immigration into Pennsylvania in the period around 1749. it was said by the writer that"In the summer of the year 1749. 25 sail of large vessels arrived with German passengers alone. which brought about 12.000 souls. some of the ships about 600 each. and in several other years near the same number of these people arrived annually." This is for only a limited period around 1746. and It is fair to assume that some came before and some came afterwards. and yet according to the 1790 census there were only 110.000 Germans In the State of Pennsylvania. But let us go a step further: "And in some years nearly as many annually from Ireland." Yet in 1790 there was only an estimated population of 8.000 in the State of Penn~ylvania of either Irish birth or Irish descent. This is some evidence indicating the uncertainty we have in the records prior to 1790.
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