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Posted on 6/30/22 at 1:56 pm
Posted on 6/30/22 at 1:56 pm
The bashing of the Founding Fathers gets' real old. Let us never forget what they endured so that we might be free. Let us not forget their sacrifices and resist those that try to take our freedoms away. There are those that claim they did it for money, to protect slavery etc.
15 did not own slaves. If they fought and died for slavery they were crazy. Britain didn't abolish slavery until 1833. It wasn't even on the table. The others were men of means who would have been well of with the status quo. No, these men were driven by righteous anger at seeing what happened to their rights.
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. Thomas Nelson quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. His own 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.
God Bless them and May God Help and Bless America Again.
15 did not own slaves. If they fought and died for slavery they were crazy. Britain didn't abolish slavery until 1833. It wasn't even on the table. The others were men of means who would have been well of with the status quo. No, these men were driven by righteous anger at seeing what happened to their rights.
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. Thomas Nelson quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. His own 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.
God Bless them and May God Help and Bless America Again.
Posted on 6/30/22 at 1:58 pm to Lynxrufus2012
They pledged their lives, fortunes, and their sacred honor---and meant it. Back when people (looking at you, Congress), were willing to put their names on what they believed in.
This post was edited on 6/30/22 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 6/30/22 at 2:01 pm to Lynxrufus2012
I think they are heroes.
We don’t have many, if any, made like them today.
We don’t have many, if any, made like them today.
Posted on 6/30/22 at 2:12 pm to Lynxrufus2012
Too many people forget that the Founding Fathers were ordinary citizens who risked everything in the creation and independence of our nation. Those who fail to appreciate the sacrifices are unworthy of the privilege of citizenship.
Posted on 6/30/22 at 2:18 pm to LuckyTiger
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I think they are heroes. We don’t have many, if any, made like them today.
They were intellectuals. Today people just tend to read about the war and the Constitution. Their letters demonstrate how knowledgeable they were about law, history, philosophy and government. They were even into science and agriculture.
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