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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, truth will stand on it's own =
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feet. Lies are embellished shamelessly and it's a shame the truth =
is also
embellished by some.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=fish@communique.net =
href="mailto:fish@communique.net">Warren
Fisher</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 04, 2001 =
1:03
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: The Flag</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Jon,
<P>I showed this to my wife and she mentioned a recent article she =
read in the
local paper by Ann Landers about a Dallas historian who said that much =
of this
is incorrect. Particularly the part about the "five signers
captured"...... If I can find the article, I'll post more =
detail.
I'm afraid the creative mailers have got us again!
<P>I found it in today's newspaper. I'm sending it directly to =
Jon. It's
too big to send through Pianotech. Here's what the facts say:
<P>No signer was killed outright by the British and only one, Richard =
Stockton
is said to have been imprisoned solely for having signed the
Declaration. The others were captured while fighting in ther =
army anwere
treated just like any other prisoner (which was fairly harsh), but =
they were
not tortured. Of the 56 signers, 17 (not nine) held commissions =
in the
army or did medical duty during the war. Many of those whose =
property
was looted or destroyed managed to re-establish themselves financially =
after
the war. <BR> Carter Braxton did suffer financial =
hardship
because of the British, but he retained ohter holdings. What =
ruined him
were commercial setbacks after the war. Thomas McKean did not die in =
poverty.
In fiact, he was quite wealthy when he died at the age of 83 in =
1817. No
one knows for sure if Thomas Nelson's home was fired upon (the source =
of this
story is family legend), but I heard the home was turned into a =
tourist
attraction after the war, and additional connonball holes were added =
for
"authenticity." <BR> The other facts are essentially =
correct, but give the immpression died as a result of wounds suffered =
in the
war, or they died in poverty. In reality, the majority survived =
the war
and rebuilt their fortunes. <BR> The signer of the
Declaration of Independence kenw they could have been targeted by the =
British
as traitors. They showed tremendous courage and bravery by =
willingly
putting their names on a cocument that could bring aboutr their =
deaths. We do
not need to embellish the truth.
<BR> =
<B><I>History Buff in Dallas</I></B><B><I></I></B>
<P><B>DEAR HISTORY BUFF: </B>Thank you for your excellent
research. You were not the only one to tell me that the facts =
presented
in my column were misleading. There was also some controversy =
about the
author. Some readers insisted the original piec was written by =
the
father of Rush Limbaugh Jr. (Rush Sr.) during WWII. =
<BR>
another said the aurtor was Peter McWilliams, a libertarian =
writer.
Several said the true author is Gary Hildreth of Erie, Pa.
<P> So, dear readers, those who want the entire =
history
lesson can look up the facts at the local library or on the =
internet.
I've done my part. <BR>Copied from Ann Landers column for today.
<P>Jon, I was just ready to post this also when my wife let me have it =
with
both barrels. :-)
<P>Warren
<P>Jon Page wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE">The 56 Patriots Who Signed <BR>The =
Declaration of
Independence</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><BR>-- <BR>Warren Fisher
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