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If I must be enslaved let it be by a King at least, and not by a parcel of upstart lawless Committeemen. If I must be devoured, let me be devoured by the jaws of a lion, and not gnawed to death by rats and vermin."<ref>Seabury, ''Letters of a Westchester Farmer, 1774–1775'' (1970) p 61.</ref>
If I must be enslaved let it be by a King at least, and not by a parcel of upstart lawless Committeemen. If I must be devoured, let me be devoured by the jaws of a lion, and not gnawed to death by rats and vermin."<ref>Seabury, ''Letters of a Westchester Farmer, 1774–1775'' (1970) p 61.</ref>
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Loyalists who went into exile lost all the property left behind, but were compensated by British claims procedures. Britain paid the Loyalists ₤3 million or about 37% of their reported losses. Loyalists who stayed in the U.S. retained their property. <ref>The Americans promised in the peace treaty to recommend that states redress the losses, but that seldom happened. Jack P. Greene and J. R. Pole, eds, ''A Companion to the American Revolution'' (2004) pp. 246, 399, 641-2</ref>
After Britain's defeat in 1783, Seabury remained in America and declared his loyalty to the new nation, as did over 75% of the Loyalists. Indeed, he became the first Episcopal bishop in America. From the Loyalist perspective in 1775, the Loyalists were the honorable ones who stood by the Crown and the British Empire. However once independence was declared in 1776 Loyalists who continued to support the Crown were treated by the Patriots as traitors who turned against their fellow citizens and collaborated with a foreign army.
After Britain's defeat in 1783, Seabury remained in America and declared his loyalty to the new nation, as did over 75% of the Loyalists. Indeed, he became the first Episcopal bishop in America. From the Loyalist perspective in 1775, the Loyalists were the honorable ones who stood by the Crown and the British Empire. However once independence was declared in 1776 Loyalists who continued to support the Crown were treated by the Patriots as traitors who turned against their fellow citizens and collaborated with a foreign army.