In Congress, July 4, 1776. A declaration by the representatives of the United States of America, in general congress assembled
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Title
In Congress, July 4, 1776. A declaration by the representatives of the United States of America, in general congress assembled
Names
United States. Continental Congress (Author)
Dunlap, John, 1747-1812 (Printer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1776 (Inferred)
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: Printed by John Dunlap
Library Location
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *KVB+++ (1776, July 4) (United States. In Congress, July 4, 1776. Philadelphia)
Subjects
United States -- Politics and government
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1785
Genres
Documents
Broadsides
Declarations
Notes
Citation/Reference: Evans 15155
Content: At end: Signed by order and in behalf of the Congress, John Hancock, president. Attest. Charles Thomson, secretary.
Statement Of Responsibility: John Dunlap (1747–1812), printer
Physical Description
Extent: 1 broadside ; 45 x 34 cm., 54 cm. in case
Abstract
"The first printing of the Declaration of independence."--Walsh, M.J. Contemporary broadside editions of the Declaration of independence. [n.p.] 1949.
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14669871
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.PROG36
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8a87bd40-5c57-013a-ffc2-0242ac110003
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1776
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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "In Congress, July 4, 1776. A declaration by the representatives of the United States of America, in general congress assembled" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1776. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a87bd40-5c57-013a-ffc2-0242ac110003
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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1776). In Congress, July 4, 1776. A declaration by the representatives of the United States of America, in general congress assembled Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a87bd40-5c57-013a-ffc2-0242ac110003
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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "In Congress, July 4, 1776. A declaration by the representatives of the United States of America, in general congress assembled" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a87bd40-5c57-013a-ffc2-0242ac110003
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