In Congress, July 4, 1776. Declaration, by the representatives of the United States of America, in general Congress assembled.
| Uniform Title: | Declaration of Independence
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43199. Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43201. |
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| Language: | English |
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[Exeter, N.H.] :
[Printed by Robert L. Fowle?],
[1776]
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| Series: | Early American imprints.
no. 43199. Early American imprints. no. 43201. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 51 x 39 cm |
| Format: | Microfilm Book |
| Note: | "Signed by order and in behalf of the Congress, John Hancock president. Attest. Charles Thompson [i.e., Thomson], secretary." Two states noted. In the first (Bristol B4407, Walsh 14) Hancock is misspelled 'Hacock.' Printed area measures 39.4 x 29.2 cm. In the second state (Bristol B4408, Walsh 15), Hancock's name is spelled correctly, and the last three lines have been reset. Probable imprint determined by Frederick R. Goff, whose findings are detailed in the Library of Congress Quarterly journal of current acquisitions, volume 5, number 1, November 1957, pages 12-16. Text in two columns, with fifty-eight lines in the first. Microform. |
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| Call Number: | 1 Microprint 1st Ser. no.43201 1 Microprint 1st Ser. no.43199 |
| References: |
Bristol B4407.
Bristol B4408.
Shipton & Mooney 43199.
Shipton & Mooney 43201.
Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 1952.
Walsh, M.J. "Contemporary Broadside Editions of the Declaration of Independence." Harvard Library Bulletin 3 (1949): 31-43, 14.
Walsh, M.J. "Contemporary Broadside Editions of the Declaration of Independence." Harvard Library Bulletin 3 (1949): 31-43, 15. |
| Reproduction Note: |
Microopaque. Worcester, Mass. : American Antiquarian Society, 1955-1983. 23 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43199; 43201). |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- New Hampshire -- Exeter. |