Re: What Happened to The 56 Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence ?

["Dennis Henderson" <hendomatic () gmail com>]

On 7/4/07, Paul Ferguson <fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:

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> Happy Birthday, America.
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> Via Defense Tech.
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> [snip]
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> Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the
> Declaration of Independence?
>
> Five 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.
>
> 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.
>
> [snip]
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> More:
> http://www.defensetech.org/archives/003581.html
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> - - ferg
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God Bless their will and perseverence!

Happy 4th!

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