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woodbutcher
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Posted: Fri Jul 4th, 2008 11:59 am | 1st Post |
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> Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the
> Declaration of Independence ?
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> Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured
> before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.
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> Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two
> sons captured.
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> Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the
> Revolutionary War.
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> They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their
> sacred honor.
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> What kind of men were they?
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery,Hall,
> Clymer,Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.
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> 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.
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> Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed
> his wife, and she died within a few months.
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> 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.
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> Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't.
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> 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.
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> Remember: freedom is never free!
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> I hope you will show your support by sharing this with your family &
> friends.
> 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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exavid
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Posted: Sat Jul 5th, 2008 07:01 am | 2nd Post |
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Only partially true.
http://www.snopes.com/history/american/pricepaid.asp
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2wings
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Posted: Mon Jul 7th, 2008 02:44 am | 3rd Post |
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Well that's news to me 
Keep on Winging
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John "2wings" Young
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