Bef 1774 - 1780 (> 6 years)
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| 1 | 1620 | - 1 Jan 1620—1 Jan 1776: "Transportation" to the Colonies
From 1620's till American Independence, 'transportation' was used in lieu of imprisonment or execution for many convicts, including Christian Masterton of Edinburgh, sent to the American colonies as a whore.
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| 2 | 1759 | - 25 Jan 1759—21 Jul 1796: Robert Burns and Allan Masterton
Allan Masterton, writing master at Edinburgh High School, became a great friend of Robert Burns and composed music for 'Willie Brew'd a Peck o' Maut'.
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