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Alan LeHun · October 18th 08, 11:56 AM posted to uk.sci.weather

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Did Dickens actually ever meet a black person before 1838?

Erm. Yes.

By the last quarter of the 18th century there were estimated to be up
to 10,000 black people in London.

Fair enough. I thought that in his position he would have kept company
with the various people who employed (sponsored, whatever) these
immigrants (who were mostly brought in to do household duties) so I
expected a yes.

I didn't expect your figure though. Immigration was piecemeal before
about 1815 when I thought (without much confidence, admittedly) that the
figure was less than 10,000 for the whole of England.

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Alan LeHun