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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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South Carolina Assembly passes laws confiscating estates and banishing 238 citizens, fining 200 others 12% of their estates, and pardoning defectors for 10% fines, yielding at least 1.5 million sterling to raise 800 soldiers for the Continental line.
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Extract of a letter from one of the Members of Assembly of the State of South-Carolina, dated February 26.
"Among the laws passed this session, are, one Act for confiscating the estates and banishing the persons of 238 citizens: another for amercing about 200 persons, 12 per cent. on the whole value of their estates; another for granting pardon to a number of persons who came from the enemy and surrendered themselves agreeable to the Governor's proclamation of the 27th of September last, on condition of their paying 10 per cent. on the whole value of their estates. By these acts, the public will take immediately into their possession at least a million and a half sterling, out of which 800 soldiers are to be raised, to fill our Continental line."
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South Carolina
Event Date
February 26
Outcome
confiscation and banishment of 238 citizens; fines of 12% on estates of about 200 persons; pardons for defectors paying 10% of estates; at least 1.5 million sterling to public possession; 800 soldiers raised for continental line.
Event Details
Laws passed in South Carolina Assembly session: Act confiscating estates and banishing 238 citizens; Act amercing about 200 persons 12% on estate values; Act granting pardons to persons surrendering per Governor's September 27 proclamation, conditioned on 10% estate payment.