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“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 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. 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.
Vandals or soldiers or both, looted the properties of Ellery, Clymer, Hall, 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. The owner 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.’”
Michael W Smith
This is @Riley_Gaines_.
She got 2nd place behind transgender Lia Thomas at the 2022 NCAA swimming championships
Yesterday she was ambushed and assaulted by a man in a dress in San Francisco after delivering a speech on saving women’s sports
She never bent the knee
Patriot 🇺🇸
It would be my freaking luck to go 3 weeks with temporary paralysis several times a day just to be fine THE DAY BEFORE I go in for my MRI.
I swear if one more person says “your spine is fine.” I’m going to jail for punching a medical professional.
It would be my freaking luck to go 3 weeks with temporary paralysis several times a day just to be fine THE DAY BEFORE I go in for my MRI.
I swear if one more person says “your spine is fine.” I’m going to jail for punching a medical professional.
@kw_sagan https://t.co/viZTg3htZM
First year in Kindergarten! Moving down grade wise and I am so nervous. It is my 3rd year teaching and I am excited for new opportunities and to make a difference in these kids lives! Thank you so much for your generosity! Link is also in my bio!! ♥️
Since I just read (and finished) #Verity, a short mini-series of books based off of the books that Verity and Lowen wrote would be interesting…
@colleenhoover 👀👀👀