Declaration of Independence Image

View this Declaration of Independence image as it originally appeared in the Pennsylvania Packet in its issue of Monday, July 8, 1776. This facsimile of a portion of The Packet is from a reprint of the original by J.V. Vondersmith of Philadelphia on the centennial observance of the Declaration in 1876.

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1. Why They Asked Jefferson To Write The First Draft
2. How The Declaration of Independence Was Written
3. Congress Deletes A Fourth of Jefferson's Text
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