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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 748938" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p>July 4th History</p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">who signed the Declaration of Independence?</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Five signers were captured by the British as</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">traitors, and tortured before they died.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Army; another had two sons captured.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">hardships of the Revolutionary War.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">They signed and they pledged their lives, their</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">fortunes, and their sacred honor.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">What kind of men were they?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">plantation owners; men of means, well educated, </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">but they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">if they were captured. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">British Navy. He sold his home and properties to</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">pay his debts, and died in rags.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">that he was forced to move his family almost</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">family was kept in hiding. His possessions were</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">taken from him, and poverty was his reward.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Ruttledge, and Middleton.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr.,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">General George Washington to open fire. The home was</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Francis Lewis had his home and properties</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">within a few months.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">and caves, returning home to find his wife</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">dead and his children vanished. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">much to ask for the price they paid.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Remember: freedom is never free!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I hope you will show your support by sending this</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">to as many people as you can, please. It's time we get</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">the word out that patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">of July has more to it than beer, picnics, and baseball games.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 748938, member: 1246"] July 4th History [FONT=Arial]Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated, but they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Remember: freedom is never free! I hope you will show your support by sending this to as many people as you can, please. It's time we get the word out that patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July has more to it than beer, picnics, and baseball games.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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