My family has letters and other records from my Great-great-great-great-great-great (I think that's the correct number of 'greats') grandfather and his sons. They fought for Washington and stayed on after the British surrender at Yorktown, to hunt down and apprehend Tories.
One letter I read clearly indicated that many Tories were summarily executed, hanged, by their pursuers when caught.
IMO, we never should have allowed them to find sanctuary in Canada, but I understand Washington not wanting to fight another war in Canada after just barely, and luckily, winning the most important one to the south. One in the hand is worth two in the bush.
How fantastic to have letters of one’s history during the Revolution!
If R2 were forced upon us, I would suspect the “loyalists” could expect the same treatment.