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Signers of Declaration Endure British Atrocities and Martyrdom
The article recounts how the signers of the Declaration of Independence faced brutal retaliation by Britain. It highlights Richard Stockton’s suffering and death, Thomas Heyward Jr, John Hart, and others who endured capture, imprisonment, and loss of family, property, and freedom while continuing to defend independence. It notes Hancock and Franklin’s unity pledge and the broader consequences for the signers and their households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Congress
England
John Hancock
Congress
Benjamin Franklin
Hancock
John Bull
Richard Stockton
Francis Lewis
Arthur Middleton
Lyman Wall
George Walton
Edward Rutledge
Thomas Weyward
John Hart
New Jersey
Howe
Mr. Stockton
Monmouth County
Covenhavgen
Stockton
Covenhoven
New York
Amboy
General Howe
Buch
Julna
Lfe
Thomas Heyward, Jr
South Carolina
Charleston
Hayward
Heyward
Rutledge
St. Augustine
Jamaica
St. Augustina
Philadelphia
Hunterdon County
Hart
Washington
Trenton