Happy forth of july everybody

[headless]

Have a great day you guys, it is the best thing you ever did, gaining Independence from British rule, our country is in such a mess at the moment
So have a drink on me and send the tab to
Mr Headless,
Crap Street,
somewhere in darkest England,
Not so great Britain.

[smart fortimo]

To you, sir

[jetfuel]

...will do..

jetfuel...having a few on Ellis dime....

[NCC1701]

[fpage77]

Have a good 4th and soon it will be time for me to

[jwight]

Thanks very much; just finished watching the Revolutionary War marathon on the History Channel - couldn't wait to see how it ended!

[Kermit]

Hey headless! If it makes you feel better I went to England one year for the 4th of July....just a London day trip. Skipped the wax museum and headed for the toy store and book stores.

Happy 4th everyone. Our fireworks got rained out the other night. A freak storm came in out of nowhere. Winds of 70mph, hail, erratic lightning as in bolts coming down very close to us etc. weird...very weird. Bad part was getting everyone to understand there was a storm coming out of nowhere and it would be there in 15 minutes. Clearing out 1,000+ people that fast wasn't fun.

All my favorite TV shows aren't on tonight! Arrgghhh!

[Orphan-Beggar]

4TH OF JULY 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.

[headless]

Originally Posted by Orphan-Beggar

4TH OF JULY 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.

As I said, Happy 4th of July

[jwight]

The quoted text is all over the Internet; as is usually the case, there's more to it than appears at first glance: snopes.com: Signers of Declaration of Independence