<P> The phrase was adopted from a toast written by General John Stark , New Hampshire 's most famous soldier of the American Revolutionary War , on July 31 , 1809 . Poor health forced Stark to decline an invitation to an anniversary reunion of the Battle of Bennington . Instead , he sent his toast by letter : </P>
<P> The phrase was adopted from a toast written by General John Stark , New Hampshire 's most famous soldier of the American Revolutionary War , on July 31 , 1809 . Poor health forced Stark to decline an invitation to an anniversary reunion of the Battle of Bennington . Instead , he sent his toast by letter : </P>
where did live free or die come from
where did live free or die come from
adopted from a toast written by General John Stark
adopted from a toast written by General John Stark