{"id":233,"date":"2026-10-29T04:24:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T04:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/?page_id=233"},"modified":"2026-10-29T11:26:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T11:26:27","slug":"declaration-of-independence-by-widmer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/course-syllabus\/declaration-of-independence-by-widmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Declaration of Independence by Widmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Versions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>June Draft: (Committee of Five:&nbsp; Adams, Franklin, Jefferson, Livingston, Sherman)\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-at-7.16.03-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-236\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-at-7.16.03-AM.png\" alt=\"Committee Draft\" width=\"908\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-at-7.16.03-AM.png 908w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-at-7.16.03-AM-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-at-7.16.03-AM-768x570.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-at-7.16.03-AM-900x668.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>July 4: Dunlap Broadside (John Dunlap)\n<ul>\n<li>1,300+ words but not one was &#8220;democracy&#8221;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-at-7.17.56-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-237\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-at-7.17.56-AM.png\" alt=\"Dunlap\" width=\"752\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-at-7.17.56-AM.png 752w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-at-7.17.56-AM-300x141.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>July 8: Public readings begin\n<ul>\n<li>Jones did not read &#8220;merciless Indian savages&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/July-8.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-238\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/July-8.jpeg\" alt=\"Jones\" width=\"908\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/July-8.jpeg 908w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/July-8-300x216.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/July-8-768x552.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/July-8-900x647.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>August 2: Engrossed copy (Timothy Matlack)\n<ul>\n<li>Dickinson did not sign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Archives.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-239\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Archives.jpg\" alt=\"Archives\" width=\"1040\" height=\"903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Archives.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Archives-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Archives-1024x889.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Archives-768x667.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Archives-900x781.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-at-7.24.01-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-240\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-at-7.24.01-AM.png\" alt=\"Hancock\" width=\"824\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-at-7.24.01-AM.png 824w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-at-7.24.01-AM-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-1776\/files\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-at-7.24.01-AM-768x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;1776&#8221; 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