Campbell v. . McArthur

In 1772 the same land (by mesne conveyance) vested in Neill McArthur in fee simple.

In 1775 the said Neill McArthur took up arms against this State and joined the public enemies thereof.

In 1776, being in arms, and adhering to the enemies of this State, he was taken prisoner, and carried to Fredericktown, in Maryland, where he was confined as a prisoner of war.

In April, 1777, he solicited permission from the Congress of the United States to come to this State for the purpose (as he professed) of taking the oath of allegiance to this State. Congress granted him permission, on his giving security…