Wells’ 1776 Declaration of Independence handwritten copy resurfaces after 250 years

According to the town clerk, a local minister read the transcription aloud shortly after the historic document was written ...

Handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence discovered in Maine

This particular copy was recorded in the Wells Town Record Book in July 1776 by Town Clerk Nathaniel Wells.
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Rare copy of the Declaration of Independence seized by the British in 1776 is found

A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence lost for 250 years has been discovered in London, where it is now the only known example of its kind outside the United States. Printed in Exeter, New ...
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Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured US ship

LONDON (AP) — Michael Scurr has been volunteering at Britain’s National Archives for the last 11 years, spending his Thursday mornings painstakingly cataloging documents for the benefit of future ...

250 years later, a minister reads the Declaration of Independence in Yarmouth again

On Aug. 19, 1776, the congregation of First Parish first heard the words that birthed the United States, with residents ...
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Rare Exeter copy of Declaration of Independence found in UK

A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in Exeter, New Hampshire, was discovered in London's National Archives. The document was found aboard an American privateering ship, the Dalton, ...

Handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence discovered in Maine record book

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud throughout the Colonies and ordered recorded in local records. One Maine town just discovered its handwritten copy.