Mr. President. Sunday March 1 was St. Davids Day. the Welsh national holiday. The Welsh. one of the groups inhabiting the British islands prior to the invasion of the AngloSaxons. have played an important role in the development of the United States. The first Welsh immigrant came to the United States in 1667. In 1691. a group of Welsh Quakers obtained 40.000 acres of land in the colony of Pennsylvania. In subsequent years. Quakers and other Welsh groups settled predominantly in New York. Ohio. Wisconsin. Missouri. Kansas. Utah and Washington. The Welsh came to America predominantly to work as skilled labor in the production or iron. coal. slate and tin. but soon contributed to all aspects of American life.
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