Celebrate our Founders
I received an email today from a Patriotic friend. It's shown below. Take a moment to consider the sacrifices our founders made to give us the freedom we enjoy and check out our wide selection of Patriotic Temporary Tattoos.
> 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,
> 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 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.
>
> 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.
> 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!
>
> Patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July has more to it than beer,
> picnics, and baseball games.
Enjoy your July 4th and remember why we are able to be here now.
> 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,
> 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 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.
>
> 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.
> 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!
>
> Patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July has more to it than beer,
> picnics, and baseball games.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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