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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.
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.
The first page of Jefferson's rough draft. Thomas Jefferson preserved a four-page draft that late in life he called the "original Rough draft". [5] [6] Known to historians as the Rough Draft, early students of the Declaration believed that this was a draft written alone by Jefferson and then presented to the Committee of Five drafting committee.
It's a common mistake to confuse the Declaration of Independence with the Constitution when thinking about the birth of our nation. Both are critical documents in the founding of the United States ...
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.
The declaration of Independence being engrossed & compared at the table was signed by the Members. [7] In 1884, historian Mellen Chamberlain argued that these entries indicated that the famous signed version of the Declaration had been created following the July 19 resolution, and had not been signed by Congress until August 2. [8]
In 1983, a copy of the Declaration of Independence was found at Hayes Farm. It sold to Williams College in 1993 for $412,500. ... The copy now on auction is from a smaller print run of 100, of ...
Benjamin Towne published the first issue of the Post on January 24, 1775, [6] using paper borrowed from James Humphreys without expectation of payment. [7] The paper was supportive of the cause of the American Revolution, [6] and was the first to publish the United States Declaration of Independence, with it taking up the front page of the July 6, 1776 issue.