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Chamber in “ Independence Hall” where Congress sat . Frontispiece Copy of resolutions of the Convention of Virginia, with

endorsement of Charles Thomson, Secretary of Congress

Between pp. 80 and 81 Resolutions of June 7th, in the handwriting of Richard Henry Lee

Facing p. 108 Resolution of committee of the whole of June roth Jefferson's “ Rough draught".

Between pp. 144 and 145 Resolution of committee of the whole of July ist and vote in Congress on July 2d

Facing p. 164 First newspaper announcement of the passage of the

resolution declaring the Colonies free and independ

ent States. Pages 94 and 95 of the rough Journal, with Declara

tion printed by John Dunlap under the order of Con

gress
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 .

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OF INDEPENDENCE

=ITS HISTORY=

I have sometimes asked myself whether my country is better for my
having lived at all? I do not know that it is. I have been the
instrument of doing the following things ; but they would have been
done by others; some of them perhaps a little better.

NEW YORK · DO DD, M E A D AND COMPANY • MCMVI

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