Here is a short write up on what happened to the signers of the Declaration of Independence. I'll just post the link to avoid any copyright issues...
http://whiskeyandgunpowder.com/the-high-cost-of-independence/
Very powerful stuff.
It does put a degree of lie to those who say that the Founding Fathers were all a bunch of wealthy merchants and slavedrivers who sought to profit from the war.
Quote from: Jet Set on July 14, 2009, 03:37:50 PM
Here is a short write up on what happened to the signers of the Declaration of Independence. I'll just post the link to avoid any copyright issues...
http://whiskeyandgunpowder.com/the-high-cost-of-independence/
This is similar to this topic:
http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=7878.0
which was debunked as a mostly false urban legend here:
http://www.snopes.com/history/american/pricepaid.asp
The war was horrible enough, no need to use exaggerated claims. You can read books, recommended by Master and Senior Instructors, that document real sacrifices by the Founders:
http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=1168.0
http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=8656.0