United Empire Loyalists. Enquiry Into the Losses and Services in Consequence of Their Loyalty. Evidence in the Canadian Claims. Second Report of the B

This monumental work of 1436 pages contains records of the claims for losses of over twelve hundred persons who found it necessary to flee to Canada during and immediately after the Revolutionary War. While it does not contain documents supporting claims for compensation it does consist of the extensive notes taken by the Commissioners who heard the claimants from 1783 to 1790. These notes contain a goldmine of biographical historical and genealogical data and sum up the position more pungently than the actual documents which support the claims for compensation. In general we are given the claimant's name his country or place of origin reason for emigrating date of migration place of residence in America occupation names of family members and friends location and value of confiscated property war service rendered losses sustained evidence of character statements of witnesses notes of deeds and wills and highlights of the claimant's experiences during the war.