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To: Repulican Donkey; wideawake
Nice to see my fellow Freepers with a similar take on Gates.

Funny, even when the NY Times writes about the RevWar, they get it wrong.

Both of the English-born RevWar generals, Lee and Gates, vied for Washington's command and did what they could to undermine him.

Charles Lee is buried in the Christ Church cemetery, Philadelphia, along with true RevWar heroes (I believe there are six Signers buried there).

12 posted on 10/22/2012 6:48:42 AM PDT by Pharmboy (Democrats lie because they must.)
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To: Pharmboy
Charles Lee is buried in the Christ Church cemetery, Philadelphia, along with true RevWar heroes (I believe there are six Signers buried there)

I was killing time in Philly one fine Autumn day while I waited for my passport to be ready and I walked by Christ Church Burial Ground and looked in at the grave of Benjamin Franklin.

Scattered across his grave were pennies thrown in, presumably in reference to his famous statement about a penny saved being a penny earned. While I was there, the officially sanctioned Benjamen Franklin impersonator walked over, picked up a penny and started asking people "My word, who is this fellow on the penny?". Everyone remained silent and he eventually shrugged and shuffled back inside.

When he was gone, one woman asked her husband "Who is it on there anyway?" and he said "I guess Franklin". So sad.

24 posted on 10/22/2012 8:05:44 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Who is John Galt?)
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