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Richard Stockton Episode 2: The Flip – From Royal Offices to First NJ Signer | The Brutal Hit
What’s up, you magnificent bastards? 👊 Episode 2 of The Brutal Hit — our 4-part deep dive into Brother Richard Stockton.
The tall, green-eyed Princeton lawyer who paid one of the heaviest personal prices of any signer.
In this episode we ride the dramatic flip: resigning comfortable royal posts as British policies tighten, the wild thunderstorm ride with John Witherspoon, the solemn August 2 signing as the first New Jerseyman on the Declaration, and the grueling two-month northern army inspection mission with George Clymer where he saw barefoot soldiers and offered his own funds.
Raw, honest…
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