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The Declaration of Independence - July 4, 1776

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A Brief History of the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence. The speaker discusses, in some detail, the creating of 1820 the wet ink transfer of the Declaration of Independence which rendered the one and only original signed manuscript virtually illegible.

President
John Hancock - www.JohnHancock.org

Secretary
Charles Thomson - www.CharlesThomson.com

New Hampshire - Signers
Josiah Bartlett - www.JosiahBartlett.com
Matthew Thornton - www.MatthewThornton.net
William Whipple - www.WilliamWhipple.com

Massachusetts - Signers
John Adams - www.John-Adams.org
Samuel Adams - www.SamuelAdams.net
Elbridge Gerry - www.ElbridgeGerry.com
John Hancock.org - www.JohnHancock.org
Robert Treat Paine -www.RobertTreatPaine.com

Connecticut - Signers
Samuel Huntington - www.SamuelHuntington.org
Roger Sherman - www.RogerSherman.net
William Williams - www.WilliamWilliams.com
Oliver Wolcott - www.OliverWolcott.com

Rhode Island - Signers
William Ellery - www.WilliamEllery.com
Stephen Hopkins.com - www.StephenHopkins.com

New York - Signers
William Floyd - www.WilliamFloyd.net
Francis Lewis - www.FrancisLewis.com
Philip Livingston - www.PhilipLivingston.com
Lewis Morris - www.LewisMorris.com

New Jersey - Signers
Abraham Clark - www.AbrahamClark.com
John Hart -- www.JohnHart.net
Francis Hopkinson -- www.FrancisHopkinson.com
Richard Stockton - www.RichardStockton.net
John Witherspoon - www.JohnWitherspoon.com

Pennsylvania - Signers
GeorgeClymer - www.GeorgeClymer.com
Benjamin Franklin -- www.BenjaminFranklin.org
Robert Morris - www.Robert-Morris.com
John Morton -- www.JohnMorton.net
George Ross -- www.GeorgeRoss.net
Benjamin Rush -- www.BenjaminRush.com
James Smith - www.James-Smith.net
GeorgeTaylor -- www.GeorgeTaylor.net
James Wilson -- www.JamesWilson.org

Delaware - Signers
Thomas McKean -- www.ThomasMcKean.com
George Read -- www.GeorgeRead.org
Caesar Rodney -- www.CaesarRodney.net

Maryland- Signers
Charles Carroll of Carrollton -- www.CharlesCarrollofCarrollton.com
Samuel Chase -- www.SamuelChase.com
William Paca -- www.WilliamPaca.com
Thomas Stone -- www.ThomasStone.com

Virginia - Signers
Carter Braxton -- www.CarterBraxton.net
Benjamin Harrison -- www.BenjaminHarrison.com
Thomas Jefferson -- www.Thomas-Jefferson.net
Francis Lightfoot Lee -- www.FrancisLightfootLee.com
Richard Henry Lee -- www.RichardHenryLee.com
Thomas Nelson Jr -- www.ThomasNelsonJr.com
George Wythe -- www.GeorgeWythe.net

North Carolina - Signers
Joseph Hewes -- www.JosephHewes.com
William Hooper -- www.WilliamHooper.com
John Penn -- www.JohnPenn.com

South Carolina - Signers
Thomas Heyward Jr -- www.ThomasHeywardJr.com
Thomas Lynch Jr -- www.ThomasLynchJr.com
Arthur Middleton -- www.ArthurMiddleton.org
Edward Rutledge -- www.EdwardRutledge.com




Georgia - Signers
Button Gwinnett -- www.ButtonGwinnett.com
Lyman Hall -- www.Lyman-Hall.com
GeorgeWalton -- George Walton.com

Continental Army Commander in Chief
George Washington - www.George-Washington.org

Declaration Printed - July 4, 1776
JohnDunlap -- www.JohnDunlap. net

Declaration Printed - January 1777
Mary Katherine Goddard -- www.MaryKatherineGoddard.com

Engrossed Declaration - Signed Aug. 2, 1776
Timothy Matlack - www.TimothyMatlack.com

Wet Ink Transfer Declaration -1823
William J Stone - www.WilliamJStone.com

City Tavern, Carpenters Hall, Pennsylvania State House, Henry Fite House, Lancaster Court House, York Court House, College Hall, Prospect House, Nassau Hall, Maryland State House, French Arms Tavern, New York City Hall, Fraunces Tavern

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  • Very interesting video, the kind we never have enough of..., a million thanks to the speaker. :)

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  • Who is the speaker in this video?

  • dude my ancestor is Josiah Bartlett XD 

  • Francis Lightfoot Lee is supposed to be one of my ancestors. Still trying to find the link. Although some family members say they have the proof, I'm in need of my own verification. Proud to claim the ancestry if it's true.

  • im related to william hooper

  • this is great I love this kind of history. Its a shame how bad of conditon its in.  I remember seeing it and not able to read it. But you never realize how important history is until its history.

  • my uncal is jhon hart

  • too many 'greats' reetard, ur back in the 17th Century at least!

  • A moment of silence before God in our corporate and public assemblies? Beneath our flag we stand in silence as not to offend but what of Christ and his suffering on the Cross? Did he remain silent or did he speak? Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. Do not remain silent! Faith without works is dead. I will thank God for the days of sun shine. I will pray out load. I will recognize my heritage. I will stand for the Truth thats help me navigator these troublesome waters.

  • OH MY GOD!! U Yanks really fuck up everything!!!

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