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Signers of the Declaration Martyrs to Liberty
The article recounts the risks and suffering of American signers like Richard Stockton, Francis Lewis, Arthur Middleton, Lyman Hall, George Walton, Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, and John Hart after the Declaration of Independence. It describes Stockton’s capture, famine, and poverty, Heyward’s wounding and imprisonment, and Hart’s threatened home in Hunterdon County as British forces advanced. The piece emphasizes their steadfast defiance and the high price they paid for independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Congress
England
John Hancock
Congress
Benjamin Franklin
Hancock
John Bull
Richard Stockton
Francis Lewis
Arthur Middleton
Lyman Hall
George Walton
Edward Rutledge
Thomas Heyward
John Hart
New Jersey
Howe
Richard ‘Stockton
Monmouth County
Tomperil
Mr. Covenhoven
Stockton
Covyenhoven
New York
Amboy
General Howe
Riting
Charleston
Hayward
Heyward
Rutledge
St. Augustine
Jamaica
Philadelphia
Hugland
Hunterdon County
Harti
Almely