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Did you ever
wonder what happened to the 56 men
who signed the Declaration of Independence?
(From
my terrorism page...)
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 Continental 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 McKean 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 Ellery,
Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Rutledge, 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. A few weeks later he died from exhaustion and a broken
heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar
fates. Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American
Revolution. These were not wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians.
They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had
security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight,
and unwavering, they pledged: "For the support of this
declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine
providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our
fortunes, and our sacred honor." They gave you and me a free
and independent America. The history books never told you a lot
about what happened in the Revolutionary War. We didn't fight
just the British. We were British subjects at that time, and we
fought our own government! Some of us take these liberties so
much for granted, but we shouldn't. 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! 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."
( The section above about the 56
men, first came to me in an email years ago. When writing this
page, we researched it and made several changes for accuracy. We
hope it is 100% accurate now. Original author Unknown. )
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What is
a Billion?
A billion is a
difficult number to comprehend, but one
advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into
perspective in one of its releases:
A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive
A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the
rate Washington spends it.
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