Ray S S
Silver Member
Greetings, here is an interesting email I got with a lot of interesting information that you might not have known.
Enjoy, Ray
Do you visualize any of our present politicians making this commitment.
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 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 and large plantation owners;
men of means, well educated.
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.
Vandals or soldiers looted the ptoperties 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 bamkrupt.
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
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.
So, take a few minutes, while enjoying your 4th of July holiday
silently thank those patriots. It's not much to ask for the
price they paid.
Remember, freedom is never free!
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 4th of July has more to it
than beer. picnics and baseball games.
Thank God for giving this kind of morale men!
Enjoy, Ray
Do you visualize any of our present politicians making this commitment.
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 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 and large plantation owners;
men of means, well educated.
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.
Vandals or soldiers looted the ptoperties 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 bamkrupt.
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
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.
So, take a few minutes, while enjoying your 4th of July holiday
silently thank those patriots. It's not much to ask for the
price they paid.
Remember, freedom is never free!
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 4th of July has more to it
than beer. picnics and baseball games.
Thank God for giving this kind of morale men!
