THE LOYALIST EXPERIENCE AND AFTERMATH IN REVOLUTIONARY PHILADELPHIA

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Looks at how Pennsylvania legislature passed a series of laws early in the revolution which identified, condemned, and confiscated all property from loyalists in the state. Explores how each loyalist experienced different fates and persecution under the law and in the community. Some fled the city and never returned; they left their houses, material possessions, and lives behind to start over in the British Empire. Others attempted to subvert the law, maintain ownership of their property by way of their daughters, and did in fact reintegrate at the conclusion of the war. Contains 10 black and white illustrations.