" By 1775 Thomas Thynne was back as Secretary of State, with special
concern for the North American colonies. This was just after he had
acquired a vast estate of 700,000 acres in North Carolina, (bequeathed
to him by his Carteret uncle, Earl Granville, since Louisa's brother
had finally died without an heir. But with the disaffection of the
settlers in that state, he never managed to get his ownership of the
land properly authenticated. Nor could George III or his Prime
Minister, Lord North, furnish any assistance in that, between the three
of them, they had already alienated the entire American colonies,
culminating in their Declaration of Independence. "
I'm trying to find good sources for info. on British losses (property,
slaves, etc) during the American War of Independence; cases in which
such losses were contested (to what effect) and compensation claims.
Many thanks
Angela Allison
Coventry, UK
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