Subj : Happy USA Independence Day!
To   : All
From : Jack Nunn
Date : Tue Jul 04 2000 12:08 am

WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM?

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the 

Five signers were captured by the British as traitors and tortured 

Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.

Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army, another had 

Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the 

They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and 

What kind of men were they?

Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine 

Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his 

Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to 

Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, 

At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the 

Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy 

John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. 

Morris 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 

Standing talk straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the 

They gave you and me a free and independent America. The history 

Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we 

So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July Holiday and 

I hope you will show your support by please sending this to as 

(I have seen this any number of times. Anyone know who wrote it? 

I'm very grateful to have the freedom and leisure to indulge my PC_ADDICTion by 
sending this message to friends around the world.

        - Jack

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