The largest migrations arrived in 1783 and 1784. And they were certainly not all British, for among them were Dutch, Quakers, Germans, blacks, Irish and even some French. These he must subsist on until he had cleared enough to raise a little grain. But the lot of the UELs was comparatively easier than their predecessors, even if rougher in comparison to the comforts and prosperity they were forced to abandon. UELs were rewarded for their loyalty by the grateful British, given supplies of food, tools, weapons and ammunition left over from the war to help them adjust.
Primary records are numerous, varied and scattered.
Land grants, wills and probates, muster rolls, memorials of claim, reports and diaries have been collected, lots are microfilmed. Secondary sources and indexes are voluminous and continually growing. This concludes the four part series of Maritime history. Some remote grandmother, perhaps, has stamped me with a fear of dogs and a love of horses. There may be in me a bit of outlawry from some pirate forefather and a dash of piety from one who was a saint.