Signers of the Declarations of Independence

Of course, for those of you who read the excerpted article in my Independence Day photo essay regarding the trials that various authors of the Declarations of Independence, it should be obvious that it was from taken from one of those pesky emails or the product of an iffy urban legend rumor mill.

I posted it without any real thought about the legitimacy of the allegations thinking it was, in some ways, beside the point. (The point being that the men who signed the DOI were basically considered treasonous rebels and were treated as such.) However, on-point or no, the excerpt does indeed fall squarely in the realm of internet rumor/fiction versus historical accuracy and truth. Just for the record, I was a little skeptical as well but just wanted to get it out there. (My wife was commenting on the article and I -- perhaps subconsciously aware of the possible exageration therein -- said, jokingly, "oh, that? I just made that up.")

Anyway, a friendly blogger posted this rumor-busting article for me to peruse.

I thought you would like to read it too.
http://www.snopes.com/history/american/pricepaid.asp

Cheers!