Título: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
Seção: Evacuation of New York
Background: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, KB (3 September 1724 - 10 November 1808), known between 1776 and 1786 as Sir Guy Carleton, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and administrator. He twice served as Governor of the Province of Quebec, from 1768 to 1778, concurrently serving as Governor General of British North America in that time, and again from 1785 to 1795. The title Baron Dorchester was created on 21 August 1786. He commanded British troops in the American War of Independence, first leading the defence of Quebec during the 1775 rebel invasion and the 1776 counteroffensive that drove the rebels from the province.

Conteúdo: In August 1783, Carleton was informed that Great Britain would grant the United States its independence. With his exit from New York imminent, Carleton asked to be relieved of his command. With this news, Loyalists began an exodus from the Thirteen Colonies and Carleton did his best to have them resettled outside the United States.  At a meeting with George Washington, among others, to arrange for the implementation of those parts of the Treaty of Paris relating to the evacuation of New York City, then commanded by Carleton and still occupied by the British Army, many Loyalists and former slaves, Carleton refused to deliver over the human property to the Americans at the time of the British evacuation. Instead, he proposed a registry so that "the owners might eventually be paid for the slaves who were entitled to their freedom by British Proclamation and promises."  Sir Guy noted that nothing could be changed in any Articles that were inconsistent with prior policies or National Honour. He added that the only mode was to pay for the Negroes, in which case justice was done to all, the former slaves and the owners. Carleton said that it would be a breach of faith not to honour the British policy of liberty to the Negro and declared that if removing them proved to be an infraction of the treaty, then compensation would have to be paid by the British government. To provide for such a contingency, he had a register kept of all Negroes who left, called the Book of Negroes, entering

user: How did the Evacuation of New York begin?

assistant: Loyalists began an exodus from the Thirteen Colonies

user: what happened when the Loyalists left the Thirteen Colonies?

assistant: Carleton refused to deliver over the human property to the Americans at the time of the British evacuation.

user: How did the Americans respond to Carleton's refusal?

assistant: He added that the only mode was to pay for the Negroes, in which case justice was done to all, the former slaves and the owners.

user: What did he accomplish while in New York?

assistant: Carleton asked to be relieved of his command.

user: What did he do after he was no longer in charge of his command?

assistant: Carleton did his best to have them resettled outside the United States.

user: What happened after the resettlement?

assistant: Carleton returned to England.

user: What was Carleton's life like in England?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Did he have any family during this time?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER