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  1. www.archives.gov › founding-docs › declaration-transcriptDeclaration of Independence: A Transcription | National Archives

    5 days ago · Declaration of Independence: A Transcription. Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum .) The spelling and punctuation reflects the original.

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  3. lincolnherald.com › news › 2024Lincoln Herald

    Jun 30, 2024 · On June 28, 1776, Edward Rutledge, one of South Carolina’s representatives to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, expresses his reluctance to declare independence from Britain in a letter to the like-minded John Jay of New York who would later be the first Chief Justice of the United States.

  4. www.irishcentral.com › roots › historyThe Declaration of Independence's Irish signatories -...

    4 days ago · Edward Rutledge (November 23, 1749 – January 23, 1800) was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence. His father Dr. John Rutledge left Co Tyrone in 1735, and would raise a son to ...

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  6. www.boston25news.com › news › trendingJuly 4th: The Declaration of Independence is what we celebrate

    5 days ago · The youngest to sign - Thomas Lynch, Jr. and Edward Rutledge. Both were only 26. The oldest to sign - Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was 70. The original sheet of parchment that was signed is 24¼ by 29¾ inches. The Declaration is housed in the National Archives in Washington DC in a special vault.

  7. libguides.tmcc.edu › cGenealogy and Family History: Signers - TMCC

    4 days ago · Signers of the Declaration of Independence. This page will help you trace your ancestry to the signers. It will also provide you with information on each of their lives. The books, eBooks and articles listed below are just a sampling of what our library has available to assist with your research.

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  8. www.yahoo.com › news › declaration-independence-listen-wordsDeclaration of Independence: Listen to words of rebellion that...

    5 days ago · The Declaration of Independence showcased the rights and beliefs of the new country. It was a written record of what America would stand for and was signed by the nation’s founding fathers: John...

  9. andrewloposser.substack.com › p › the-path-to-independence-richardThe Path to Independence: Richard Henry Lee’s Pivotal Role

    3 days ago · New York cast no vote until the newly elected New York Convention upheld the Declaration of Independence on July 9, 1776. Lee’s resolution led to the creation of the “Committee of Five,” comprised of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman.