RE: What Happened to The 56 Men Who Signed the Declarationof Independence ?

["Alex Eckelberry" <AlexE () sunbelt-software com>]

Alas, it is not the complete story
 
http://www.snopes.com/history/american/pricepaid.asp
 
 

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From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Dennis Henderson
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 4:09 PM
To: Paul Ferguson
Cc: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: Re: [funsec] What Happened to The 56 Men Who Signed the Declarationof Independence ?


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

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        Happy Birthday, America.
        
        Via Defense Tech.
        
        [snip]
        
        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]
        
        More:
        http://www.defensetech.org/archives/003581.html
        
        - - ferg
        
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God Bless their will and perseverence!
 
Happy 4th!
 

 

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