Declaration of Independence : ms. copy, [ca. 1794].

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Declaration of Independence : ms. copy, [ca. 1794].

Manuscript transcript in an unknown hand of the copy of the Declaration of Independence sent by Thomas Jefferson to Richard Henry Lee, showing both Jefferson's original wording and the version finally adopted. Includes transcript by General Henry Lee of accompanying letter from Jefferson to R.H. Lee, 1776 July 8.

10 p. in morocco folder ; 29 cm.

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Rosenbach Museum & Library

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