-Caveat Lector- If you missed a real one this year, see a virtual fire works display at: http://www.lafd.org/virtualfw.htm ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 13:48:17 -0400 (EDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Happy 4th of July Signers of the Declaration of Independence 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 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 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. 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 of what happened in the Revolutionary War. We didn't just fight 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... We shouldn't. So, take a couple of minutes while enjoying your 4th of July Holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price They paid... This was sent to me by a friend and I add, think about whether or not we would have the same chutzpah to stand up to our government today to regain these rights that these men fought and paid a high price or will we just sit back and let them continue to lead us by the nose ring? <A HREF="http://www.lafd.org/virtualfw.htm">LAFD - Virtual Fireworks!</A> <http://www.lfd.ort/virtualfw.htm> ================================================================= Kaddish, Kaddish, Kaddish, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Mike Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. ================================================================= DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! 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