sep 28, 1848 - Carnegies' emigrate to Allegheny, Pennsylvania - from Scotland

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Struggling to make ends meet, the Carnegies then decided to borrow money from George Lauder, Sr - Andrew's uncle who was a Scottish political leader, and who deeply influenced him as a boy by introducing him to the writings of Robert Burns and historical Scottish heroes such as Robert the Bruce, William Wallace, and Rob Roy.