In article ,
Paul C writes:
On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:46:06 +0100, John Hall
wrote:

In article ,
Paul C writes:
By the last quarter of the 18th century there were estimated to be up
to 10,000 black people in London.

I'm always a little suspicious when people say "up to". Do you happen to
know what the best estimate of the number is?


See quoted source. Do you have an alternative source?

I subsequently saw "5,000 to 10,000" quoted in your other post. I'm
happy with that. The phrase "up to" is often used as "weasel words", but
clearly not in this instance.
--
John Hall
"If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come
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