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The American Center for Law & Justice -- a right wing response the American Civil Liberties Union -- is sending free copies of several historic documents to anyone who calls them. From the website ...
The official copy of the Declaration of Independence was the one printed on July 4, 1776, under Jefferson's supervision. It was sent to the states and to the Army and was widely reprinted in newspapers. The slightly different "engrossed copy" (shown at the top of this article) was made later for members to sign.
He printed the first copies of the United States Declaration of Independence, [175] and A Summary View of the Rights of British America, by Thomas Jefferson. [176] In 1778, the Congress appointed Dunlap to print the Congressional Records, and for five years he continued in this capacity as their official printer. [177]
A pocket constitution, published together with the Declaration of Independence.This particular copy is from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.. A pocket Constitution is a printed copy of the United States Constitution that is pocket-sized or pamphlet-sized and can fit in a pocket, purse, or other small container for portability.
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 Declaration of Independence: Its History. Originally published 1906. New York: Da Capo Press, 1970. ISBN 0-306-71987-8. 1906 printing available on Google Book Search; Maier, Pauline. American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence. New York: Knopf, 1997. ISBN 0-679-45492-6. Malone, Dumas. The Story of the Declaration of ...
In 1776, 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. Some of them went on to become president. One of their names is basically synonymous with “signature” today.
Congress Voting Independence, by Robert Edge Pine (1784–1788), depicts the Committee of Five in the center Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776, Jean Leon Gerome Ferris' idealized 1900 depiction of (left to right) Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson of the Committee of Five working on the Declaration.