>From Jackie Weeden: In addition to what Americans did to Americans in the *un* Civil War, here is some info relating to what Americans did to Americans even earlier--during the Revolutionary War years. STATE PAPERS OF VERMONT, Volume SIX, Sequestration, Confiscation and Sale of Estates-Published by Authority by Rawson C, Myrick, Secretary of State, 1941 LDS Film XL1B7-102 #2160 1321236, Item 4 Briefly....Committees of safety acting under the authority of Vermont were appointed and directed to take into THEIR custody all estates of inimical persons who had heretofore or that might thereafter by sufficient evidence, proved to be inimical to the American cause. This was in July 8, 1777....General Burgoyne's army was pressing upon the frontiers of the new commonwealth and immediate action was taken to protect the lives and property of the inhabitants....In order to raise money for the military force that would be needed, commissioners of sequestration were appointed and the property of Tories within the state was seized and sold at public vendue to furnish these sinews of war. Records show that the treasury immediately began to fill... a regiment was raised and their bounties paid within 15 days... Michael Dunning, Commissioner of Sequestration gave an account of what he took and who he sold it to and the price. Some Whaleys were mentioned-- "a mr. whaley gave asistance, and got paid 0-3-0." (Pounds, shillings, pence?) "A Theophilus Whaley & Rufus weaver for priseing Adam deals farm and myself, 0-15-0. august 16 ad 1777" "Taken from Benjamin Reynolds one stack of hay and sold to Isaac whaley for 3-0-0." There was much property confiscated and sold and the Tories mostly departed and went to New York where they were protected by England. Some went to Canada and were given help there by England. An account by Michael Dunning Sept. 29th 1778 tells of MUCH personal property sold at a Vandue and to whom: >From pages 314 and 315 : gorge gardner--(George Gardner) was relieved of a grinstone, one Yoake of stears, two heffers, one stack of hay, one woden slay, 30 appel trees, 30 appel trees, 50 appel trees, one potash cettle. John Sweet was relieved of : one wescote, one pair of Striped troses, one flanell shurt, one was cote, one cote. Adam deal lost: one waste cote, one coat, one sertute cote, one waist cote, one Pair of briches, two swine, two Calves, two fat swine weighing 187 and sold to Matthew Lion Prise 3-5-0. Some others mentioned as being relieved of their property were: Eleck Nicolson, Beriah buck, Samuel Andrewson, david goff, Paul gardner, Nathan walker, Benjamin Reynolds, mrs Andrewson, Joseph Andrewson and many others. (Joseph Andrewson's bed kirtuns were confiscated.) When the war was over, some of these Tories returned and gave an oath of allegiance to the new government. However, they were not very popular with their neighbors. Most of those who went to Canada stayed there and were prosperous. Claims presented to the British government by these former Tories for their real estate and personal property losses amounted to millions of dollars.