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    4th of July = notes:

    4th of July

    Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?



    Five signers were captured by the British as traitors,

    and tortured before they died.

    Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.



    Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured.


    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. What kind of men were they?



    Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. 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.



    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.

    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.



    Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.



    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.



    Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.



    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.



    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.



    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.
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    Wow i honestly didnt know all that, thanks for posting it. Not saying i never cared what those 56 done for us, just never knew what happend to all of them since history books in school only mentioned the "big name" ones. Yeah you said it, its more than just a day where we barbecue and shoot off fireworks and i think people have forgotten that.

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    Got to throw this "snub" out, would our present representatives go thru the same thing these great people did?
    "WE ARE AMERICANS AND WE HAVE A RIGHT TO DEBATE AND DISAGREE WITH ANY ADMINISTRATION!"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumpy View Post
    Got to throw this "snub" out, would our present representatives go thru the same thing these great people did?
    no, not a one of them
    "Qui tacet consentit"


    "Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud."
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