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The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Armand-Dumaresq (c. 1873) has been hanging in the White House Cabinet Room since the late 1980s. The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, with 12 of the 13 colonies voting in favor and New York abstaining.
[11] [12] Paine is an honoree of the Washington, D.C., Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Paine married Sally Cobb, the daughter of Thomas and Lydia (née Leonard) Cobb and a sister of General David Cobb, on March 15, 1770. She was born May 15, 1744, and died June 6, 1816. They were the parents of eight children:
The signed Declaration of Independence, now badly faded because of poor preservation practices during the 19th century, is on display at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. On July 4, 1776, Second Continental Congress President John Hancock's signature authenticated the Declaration of Independence.
In 1776, 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. Some of them went on to become president. One of their names is basically synonymous with “signature” today.
He concurred in the final vote and signed the Declaration. In late 1776, Stockton was placed on a committee to inspect the northern Continental army. Then, he found out the British had invaded his ...
While in Congress, he was an active supporter of independence and signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. When warned by his brother Staats Morris, who was a general in the British army, of the consequences that would follow his signing of the rebellious document, Morris stated, "Damn the consequences. Give me the pen." [6]
He was then elected to the Continental Congress and signed the United States Declaration of Independence. He was the second cousin of fellow signatory Stephen Hopkins. [3] In January 1776, Whipple wrote to fellow signatory Josiah Bartlett of the approaching convention: This year, my Friend, is big with mighty events.
He was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776. [2] He was a member of the Maryland Senate from 1776 to 1777, and from 1778 to 1780. [2] He was a judge of the Maryland General Court in 1778. [2] He was a judge of the Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture from 1780 to 1782. [6] He was governor of Maryland from 1782 to ...