DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.] The Pennsylvania Ledger: Or the Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New-Jersey Weekly Advertiser. Philadelphia: James Humphreys No. LXXVII, 13 July 1776. In Congress, July 4, 1776.
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.] The Pennsylvania Ledger: Or the Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New-Jersey Weekly Advertiser. Philadelphia: James Humphreys No. LXXVII, 13 July 1776. In Congress, July 4, 1776. A Declaration...When in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which compel them to the separation. 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 of happiness.... Folio, 4pp. (16 x 10 in). Text printed in roman and italic types in three columns. The masthead employs several large types at the head of the first page. Slight chipping at extreme edges where once bound, the other edges untrimmed, even age-toning, light dampstains. The text of the Declaration occupies cols.1 to 2 on the second page. AN EARLY NEWSPAPER EDITION OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE On July 4, after “months of strenuous political political manoeuvering within Congress and throughout the country,” following a spirited debate over the momentous text of the Declaration, the Continental Congress finally “accepted it, ordered it to be authenticated and printed under the supervision of the drafting committee and provided for its distribution and proclamation.” (P. Maier, American Scripture, p.150). Acting on instructions from Congress, John Hancock President of the Congress, was directed to ensure the text was widely and promptly disseminated. This was accomplished by the printing and distribution of the well-known, official broadside edition of July 4 by John Dunlap, official printer to the Congress. In the next month, some 30 further broadside printings followed in New York, Boston, Salem, Richmond and other population centers. In addition, public readings of the Declaration took place in many localities, as news of the event and the text of the Declaration spread widely from Philadelphia, its place of genesis. The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence was part of Philadelphia’s July 8, 1776 observances, which featured the ringing of the “Liberty Bell” from the tower of the State House and a procession, summoning members of the Committee of Safety and Inspection to a public reading. The momentous news of the Declaration of Independence was also disseminated by local newspapers, beginning with the July 6 edition of The Pennsylvania Evening Post, printed by Benjamin Towne. Recent research into the chronology of the early newspaper printings of the Declaration indicates that The Pennsylvania Ledger, published weekly, ranks as the thirteenth newspaper printing. It is preceded by five other Philadelphia newspapers (one in German), three from Maryland, three from New York, and one from Connecticut. The document would appear in no fewer than sixteen additional colonial newspapers within the next nine days. Of the five English-language newspapers printed in Philadelphia, Brigham records the following institutional holdings: seven copies of the Ledger for 13 July; twelve copies of the Declaration issue of the Evening Post; twelve issues of the Pennsylvania Packet; seventeen copies of the Pennsylvania Gazette; and eight copies of the Pennsylvania Journal. Additional research is likely to indicate that some of these newspaper issues have been microfilmed and the originals subsequently discarded. See Clarence Brigham, American Newspapers, 1961. In the masthead, Humphreys promises to print “Essays, Articles of News, Advertisements” which will be “gratefully received and impartially inserted.” Among thes
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.] The Pennsylvania Ledger: Or the Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New-Jersey Weekly Advertiser. Philadelphia: James Humphreys No. LXXVII, 13 July 1776. In Congress, July 4, 1776.
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.] The Pennsylvania Ledger: Or the Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New-Jersey Weekly Advertiser. Philadelphia: James Humphreys No. LXXVII, 13 July 1776. In Congress, July 4, 1776. A Declaration...When in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which compel them to the separation. 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 of happiness.... Folio, 4pp. (16 x 10 in). Text printed in roman and italic types in three columns. The masthead employs several large types at the head of the first page. Slight chipping at extreme edges where once bound, the other edges untrimmed, even age-toning, light dampstains. The text of the Declaration occupies cols.1 to 2 on the second page. AN EARLY NEWSPAPER EDITION OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE On July 4, after “months of strenuous political political manoeuvering within Congress and throughout the country,” following a spirited debate over the momentous text of the Declaration, the Continental Congress finally “accepted it, ordered it to be authenticated and printed under the supervision of the drafting committee and provided for its distribution and proclamation.” (P. Maier, American Scripture, p.150). Acting on instructions from Congress, John Hancock President of the Congress, was directed to ensure the text was widely and promptly disseminated. This was accomplished by the printing and distribution of the well-known, official broadside edition of July 4 by John Dunlap, official printer to the Congress. In the next month, some 30 further broadside printings followed in New York, Boston, Salem, Richmond and other population centers. In addition, public readings of the Declaration took place in many localities, as news of the event and the text of the Declaration spread widely from Philadelphia, its place of genesis. The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence was part of Philadelphia’s July 8, 1776 observances, which featured the ringing of the “Liberty Bell” from the tower of the State House and a procession, summoning members of the Committee of Safety and Inspection to a public reading. The momentous news of the Declaration of Independence was also disseminated by local newspapers, beginning with the July 6 edition of The Pennsylvania Evening Post, printed by Benjamin Towne. Recent research into the chronology of the early newspaper printings of the Declaration indicates that The Pennsylvania Ledger, published weekly, ranks as the thirteenth newspaper printing. It is preceded by five other Philadelphia newspapers (one in German), three from Maryland, three from New York, and one from Connecticut. The document would appear in no fewer than sixteen additional colonial newspapers within the next nine days. Of the five English-language newspapers printed in Philadelphia, Brigham records the following institutional holdings: seven copies of the Ledger for 13 July; twelve copies of the Declaration issue of the Evening Post; twelve issues of the Pennsylvania Packet; seventeen copies of the Pennsylvania Gazette; and eight copies of the Pennsylvania Journal. Additional research is likely to indicate that some of these newspaper issues have been microfilmed and the originals subsequently discarded. See Clarence Brigham, American Newspapers, 1961. In the masthead, Humphreys promises to print “Essays, Articles of News, Advertisements” which will be “gratefully received and impartially inserted.” Among thes
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