Copy of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

Title:

Copy of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

Creator:

United States. Continental Congress

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

S 1998.527.42

Object ID:

S 1998.527.42

Date:

1776/07/04

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

Broadside 16.5 x 13.5

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Copy of the Declaration of Independence established by the Continental Congress and agreed upon on July 4, 1776. The document declares the thirteen colonies as free and independent states as the United States of America.

Subjects:

Declaration of intention

Locations:

Philadelphia, PA

People:

Adams, John, 1735-1826 , Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803 , Bartlett, Josiah, 1729-1795 , Braxton, Carter, 1736-1797 , Carroll, Charles, 1737-1832 , Chase, Samuel, 1741-1811 , Clark, Abraham, 1726-1794 , Clymer, George, 1739-1813 , Ellery, William, 1727-1820 , Floyd, William, 1734-1821 , Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 , Gerry, Elbridge , Gwinnett, Button, 1735-1777 , Hall, Lyman, 1724-1790 , Hancock, John, 1737-1793 , Harrison, Benjamin, 1726-1791 , Hart, John, 1711-1779 , Hewes, Joseph, 1730-1779 , Heyward, Thomas, 1746-1809 , Hooper, William, 1742-1790 , Hopkins, Stephen, 1707-1785 , Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791 , Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 , Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 , Lee, Francis Lightfoot, 1734-1797 , Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794 , Lewis, Francis, 1713-1803 , Livingston, Philip, 1716-1778 , Lynch, Thomas, 1749-1779 , McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817 , Middleton, Arthur, 1742-1787 , Morris, Lewis, 1726-1798 , Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 , Morton, John, 1724-1777 , Nelson, Thomas, 1738-1789 , Paca, William, 1740-1799 , Paine, Robert Treat, 1731-1814 , Penn, John, 1740-1788 , Read, George, 1733-1798 , Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784 , Ross, George, 1730-1779 , Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 , Rutledge, Edward, 1749-1800 , Sherman, Roger, 1721-1793 , Smith, James, approximately 1719-1806 , Stockton, Richard, 1730-1781 , Stone, Thomas, 1743-1787 , Taylor, George, 1716-1781 , Thornton, Matthew, 1714-1803 , Walton, George, 1749-1804 , Whipple, William, 1730-1785 , Williams, William, 1731-1811 , Wilson, James, 1742-1798 , Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794 , Wolcott, Oliver, 1726-1797 , Wythe, George, 1726-1806

Terms of Use:

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Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

6