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Rough draft of the Declaration of Independence

Original rough draft of the Declaration of Independence in Jefferson's hand

CREDIT: Jefferson, Thomas. “Original Rough Draught of the Declaration of Independence.” Holograph with minor emendations by John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, June 1776. Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.



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