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I. SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR II. SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE. III. SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX

Illustrations

Chamber in " Independence Hall" where Congress sat . Frontispiece

Copy of resolutions of the Convention of Virginia, with

endorsement of Charles Thomson, Secretary of Con

Resolutions of June 7th, in the handwriting of Richard

Facing p. 108

» 116

Between pp. 144 and 145

Facing p. 164

Jefferson's "Rough draught'
Resolution of committee of the whole of July 1st and

vote in Congress on July 2d

First newspaper announcement of the passage of the resolution declaring the Colonies free and independent States.

Pages 94 and 95 of the rough Journal, with Declaration printed by John Dunlap under the order of Con

Page 7 of Jefferson's notes.

Copperplate facsimile of Declaration on parchment

Declaration on parchment as it now looks

Declaration printed by Mary Katharine Goddard.