[Ads-l] Antedating of "Immigrant"

Fri Nov 3 10:46:34 UTC 2023

immigrant (OED 1789)

1788 George Washington _Letter to Robert Dick_ 22 Dec. (Founders Online)  My lands on this side the Allegany Mountains are. I believe, all occupied, or if any part of them is untenanted it is to [sic] small to draw the attention of immigrants.

Fred Shapiro

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