LIVES FOREVER TOUCHED IN GIVING US FREEDOM
Our 4th Of July:
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56men 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 andlarge plantation owners; men of means, well-educated,
but they signed the Declaration of Independenceknowing 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 andproperties to pay
his debts, and died in rags.
Thomas McKeam
was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family
almostconstantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family
was kept in hiding. His possessionswere 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.
they were captured.
Middleton.
destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.
AMEN !!!
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 MEANING to it than beer, fireworks,
HOT DOGS, and picnics......
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