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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Carter Braxton, Father of 18 and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Carter Braxton was a plantation owner from Virginia. He married twice and fathered 18 children, as out title of this article indicates. That meant he was placing the lives of his many children in the hands of his fellow Virginians. … Continue reading

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: George Wythe, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence Who Was Poisoned by His Heir

I am quite accustomed to traveling through Wytheville, Virginia, so named after George Wythe, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a mentor to Thomas Jefferson. Interstate Highways 77 and 81 were constructed to intersect at the town. I pass … Continue reading

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“Bonus” Traitor Thursday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Benjamin Harrison, Congressional “Falstaff” and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Benjamin Harrison was 50 years of age when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He was a plantation owner and father of seven children from Virginia. He died at age 65 in 1791. Born on 5 April 1726, Benjamin Harrison … Continue reading

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Traitor Tuesday: Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Thomas Jefferson, the Signer Who Wrote the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson was a plantation owner, but also a lawyer and a scientist. He was only 33 years of age when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He was the father of 6 and lived to age 83, not leaving … Continue reading

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