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And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." Signatures. The first and most famous signature on the engrossed copy was that of John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress.
On July 4, 1776, a group of American founders pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to found a new nation. 'We hold these truths to be self-evident.' The Declaration of Independence.
Charles Carroll (September 19, 1737 – November 14, 1832), known as Charles Carroll of Carrollton or Charles Carroll III, [2] was an American politician, planter, and signatory of the Declaration of Independence. He was the only Catholic signatory of the Declaration and the longest surviving, dying 56 years after its signing. [3]
Glynn, His Sacred Honor Judge Richard Stockton a signer of the Declaration of Independence, 2006, p. 197; Patriots of the American Revolution, May/June 2010, Vol 3, Issue 3. A Signer of the Declaration of Independence Under Attack.
Wikimedia Commons. He later signed another oath, declaring his allegiance to the state of New Jersey and to the United States. To make a living, he reopened his law practice and trained new students.
The second position is an argument from inference since Thomas Jefferson appears to have been familiar with the document. The last line of the Bush Declaration is surprisingly similar to the last line found in the Declaration of Independence, as it states, "We mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor."
In the United States Declaration of Independence, it is cited, "with a firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our Sacred Honor".
The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Armand-Dumaresq (c. 1873) has been hanging in the White House Cabinet Room since the late 1980s. The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, with 12 of the 13 colonies voting in favor and New York abstaining.