The Declaration of Independence - July 4, 1776

A Brief History of the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence. The speaker discusses, in some detail, the creating of 1820 the wet ink transfer of the Declaration of Independence which rendered the one and only original signed manuscript virtually illegible. President John Hancock - www.JohnHancock.org Secretary Charles Thomson - www.CharlesThomson.com New Hampshire - Signers Josiah Bartlett - www.JosiahBartlett.com Matthew Thornton - www.MatthewThornton.net William Whipple - www.WilliamWhipple.com Massachusetts - Signers John Adams - www.John-Adams.org Samuel Adams - www.SamuelAdams.net Elbridge Gerry - www.ElbridgeGerry.com John Hancock.org - www.JohnHancock.org Robert Treat Paine -www.RobertTreatPaine.com Connecticut - Signers Samuel Huntington - www.SamuelHuntington.org Roger Sherman - www.RogerSherman.net William Williams - www.WilliamWilliams.com Oliver Wolcott - www.OliverWolcott.com Rhode Island - Signers William Ellery - www.WilliamEllery.com Stephen Hopkins.com - www.StephenHopkins.com New York - Signers William Floyd - www.WilliamFloyd.net Francis Lewis - www.FrancisLewis.com Philip Livingston - www.PhilipLivingston.com Lewis Morris - www.LewisMorris.com New Jersey - Signers Abraham Clark - www.AbrahamClark.com John Hart -- www.JohnHart.net Francis Hopkinson -- www.FrancisHopkinson.com Richard Stockton - www.RichardStockton.net John Witherspoon - www.JohnWitherspoon.com Pennsylvania - Signers GeorgeClymer - www.GeorgeClymer.com Benjamin Franklin -- www.BenjaminFranklin.org Robert Morris - www.Robert-Morris.com John Morton -- www.JohnMorton.net George Ross -- www.GeorgeRoss.net Benjamin Rush -- www.BenjaminRush.com James Smith - www.James-Smith.net GeorgeTaylor -- www.GeorgeTaylor.net James Wilson -- www.JamesWilson.org Delaware - Signers Thomas McKean -- www.ThomasMcKean.com George Read -- www.GeorgeRead.org Caesar Rodney -- www.CaesarRodney.net Maryland- Signers Charles Carroll of Carrollton -- www.CharlesCarrollofCarrollton.com Samuel Chase -- www.SamuelChase.com William Paca -- www.WilliamPaca.com Thomas Stone -- www.ThomasStone.com Virginia - Signers Carter Braxton -- www.CarterBraxton.net Benjamin Harrison -- www.BenjaminHarrison.com Thomas Jefferson -- www.Thomas-Jefferson.net Francis Lightfoot Lee -- www.FrancisLightfootLee.com Richard Henry Lee -- www.RichardHenryLee.com Thomas Nelson Jr -- www.ThomasNelsonJr.com George Wythe -- www.GeorgeWythe.net North Carolina - Signers Joseph Hewes -- www.JosephHewes.com William Hooper -- www.WilliamHooper.com John Penn -- www.JohnPenn.com South Carolina - Signers Thomas Heyward Jr -- www.ThomasHeywardJr.com Thomas Lynch Jr -- www.ThomasLynchJr.com Arthur Middleton -- www.ArthurMiddleton.org Edward Rutledge -- www.EdwardRutledge.com Georgia - Signers Button Gwinnett -- www.ButtonGwinnett.com Lyman Hall -- www.Lyman-Hall.com GeorgeWalton -- George Walton.com Continental Army Commander in Chief George Washington - www.George-Washington.org Declaration Printed - July 4, 1776 JohnDunlap -- www.JohnDunlap. net Declaration Printed - January 1777 Mary Katherine Goddard -- www.MaryKatherineGoddard.com Engrossed Declaration - Signed Aug. 2, 1776 Timothy Matlack - www.TimothyMatlack.com Wet Ink Transfer Declaration -1823 William J Stone - www.WilliamJStone.com City Tavern, Carpenters Hall, Pennsylvania State House, Henry Fite House, Lancaster Court House, York Court House, College Hall, Prospect House, Nassau Hall, Maryland State House, French Arms Tavern, New York City Hall, Fraunces Tavern