Aug 7, 2025 · Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives …

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit …

Note: The source for this transcription is the first printing of the Declaration of Independence, the broadside produced by John Dunlap on the night of July 4, 1776.

Dec 1, 2025 · Prepared by a Committee of Five—composed of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson (the primary drafter), Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman—appointed by …

The document signed by Congress and enshrined in the National Archives is usually regarded as the Declaration of Independence, but historian Julian P. Boyd argued that the Declaration, like …

I have, in this copy, followed the arrangement of paragraphs adopted in the publication of the Declaration in the newspaper of John Dunlap, and as printed by him for the Congress, which …

The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of primary source materials associated with the Declaration of Independence, including government documents, …

The National Constitution Center has provided the three versions of the Declaration of Independence that can be easily printed. A text-only version of the Declaration is a PDF file …

Apr 25, 2024 · The article "The Declaration of Independence: A History," provides a detailed account of the Declaration, from its drafting through its preservation today at the National …

Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) …