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Martyrs of the Declaration Courage in Defiance of Britain
The article recalls the signers of the Declaration of Independence who endured British wrath. It highlights Richard Stockton and others like Thomas Heyward Jr and John Hart as martyrs, detailing Stockton’s sufferings in New York and Amboy, the capture of signers, and the lasting impact on their families and fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Congress
England
John Hancock
Congress
Benjamin Franklin
Hancock
John Bulli
John Bull
Richard Stockton
Francis Lewis
Arthur Middleton
Lyman Hall
George Walton
Edward Rutledge
Thomas Heyward
John Hart
New Jersey
Howe
Mr. Stockton
Monmouth County
Mr. Covenhoven
Stockton
Covenhoven
New York
Amboy
General Howe
Thomas Heyward, Jr
South Carolina
Charleston
Hayward
Heyward
Rutledge
St. Augustine
Jamaica
Philadelphia
Hunterdon County
Hart
Washington
Trenton