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To: jeffersondem
I’m not familiar with that part of history. To be clear, are you saying Britain told the colonies they could take all the crown property before the war?

No, your question in reply 375 was how much did the colonies pay Great Britain after they won their rebellion. And the answer is nothing, because the Treaty of Paris agreed to by both parties did not require any payment.

395 posted on 05/24/2015 5:57:55 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg
“So what? That doesn't give them the right to steal Federal property, legally ceded to the Federal govt. by the legislature of South Carolina.”

I was trying to make the point that belligerents don't usually pay for anything until the contest is decided and successful belligerents usually don't pay anything.

396 posted on 05/24/2015 6:24:16 PM PDT by jeffersondem
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