As I said previously, Adams was an avid letter writer and I'm sure he had those he respected in other colonies who gave them their opinion of the popular mood there. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: <ARPAT1932@aol.com> To: <AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 6:10 PM Subject: Re: [A-REV] Some thoughts on allegiance > IIRC John Adams spent the last few years of the AR in Europe. Also, I doubt > that he any sense of the support/nonsupport of colonists outside New England > and Pennsylvania. > > His figures are probably fairly accurate for the period up 'til after the > Declaration of Independence, however, support would have grown after that > period. > > In the area of support for the Patriot Cause by Scot Irish and Scots. I > recall that those Scots who settled in the Piedmont area of North Carolina > were described as generally favoring the Loyalist cause. The Scot Irish that > were "over the mountain," when they took a position, generally came down on > the patriot side. > > B. Cox > > > In a message dated 6/10/2002 2:05:20 PM Central Daylight Time, > jlstokes@supernet.com writes: > > > > These are probably the only numbers > > we will ever have, they come from a reliable source who cites numbers that > > are against his interests, so just on that point we have to acknowledge > > them. As a politician it would have been Adam's business to know how people > > thought. > > > > > > ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >