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From "Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution with An Historical Essay":
"McGirth, Colonel Daniel. Of Georgia. Born in South Carolina. At first a zealous Whig, and, on account of his peculiar character, of essential service to the popular cause. Whipped by sentence of a court-martial, he denounced vengeance, and fearfully enough did he fulfill the threat. He harassed the inhabitants of South Carolina and Georgia several years, and by his incursions amassed a large property, which he deposited in the vicinity of St. Augustine. Hunted at last, as men hunt the wolf, he fled to woods and swamps. The peach put an end to his depredations, in the States of the South; but he continued them in Florida, until their extent and enormity compelled the authorities to raise a force to oppose him. He was found, made prisoner, cast into a dark, damp room or dungeon, and kept five years. After his release, ruined in health, reputation, and estate, he returned to South Carolina - to die." |
d. 11 Oct 1792 (Age > 60 years) 