INDEPENDENCE DAY: THE FOURTH OF JULY

The Coach's Team ^ | 7/4/18 | Unk

[Oldpuppymax]

Subject: INDEPENDENCE DAY! -- HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA! Remember & Enjoy this 4th of July Weekend - Some History Reminders

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 were 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!

[mountainlion]

In doing my ancestry I discovered a grandparent that was wounded in the battle of Trenton. A cousin was killed in the battle of Long Island. Some served hauling hay for horses and one was a musician. The struggle for independence was a group effort from many that will never be known.

[Sam Gamgee]

Wow, the British treatment was even worse than I knew. Being Canadian of course we don’t learn any of this. I only learned a couple years ago about the prison ships in the New York harbor and how being sent there was basically a death warrant.

Freedom is not free. Tommy, Gert Wilders, and many others worldwide as now teaching us this.

[foldspace]

You know even the shortsighted history informs us that in 2016 we AGAIN had an American Revolution of INDEPENDENCE via or VOTES.

That forces beyond our control and outside this country were on all fronts bleeding us dry. Time to level-set the situation.

Sleeper awaken. Historical opportunity for truth.

Let’s defend our true independence and true freedoms, even while under the yoke of the best country and government on earth.

MUST READ:
https://twitter.com/Heritage/status/1146122304994365441

sample:
“We’ve built a free and prosperous nation where anyone has the opportunity to thrive and live out their dreams.
We’ve also shared that gift with the world, helping others to achieve the same...”
23h Heritage Foundation https://twitter.com/Heritage @Heritage

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