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On Crawford's return, in 1683, his report on this region's suitability for settlement and conduit for Scottish textiles commended the project.
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Consequently, preparations gathered pace for the establishment of a colony at Port Royal Sound, South Carolina (near present-day Beaufort) the following year. The settlement was to be called "Stuarts Town" in deference to the Lord High Admiral - James, Duke of York.
The owners of the 120 ton James of Ayr were anxious that their vessel should be retained as a transport to the first fleet of settlers. During the early months of 1684 John Caldwell, on behalf of the other owners - William Muir and son-in-law John Campbell, Adam Hunter, John Crawford senior and Robert Fullarton - secured the charter from to the local agents for the scheme. It was very much a local affair as the agents were - Caldwell's son-in-law Robert Rodger of Kilmarnock and John Ferguson and the ex-provosts William Cunningham and John Muir of Ayr. The skipper was David Ferguson of Ayr. The would-be settlers were recruited throughout the district by placards displayed to the "beat of drum."
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