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America's 56 Signers Honored On Independence Day
The piece profiles the signers of the Declaration of Independence, focusing on Button Gwinnett’s rare autograph and the lives of the 56 signers. It notes origins, professions, and ages, emphasizes the risk they faced, and recalls Sanderson's biography as key source. It reflects on the era’s loyalty, the Continental Congress, and the enduring meaning of independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Merica
America
John Hancock
King George the Third
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Adama
New Nation
Samuel Adams
Robert Treat Paine
Richard Henry Lee
Robert Morris
Philip Livingston
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Elbridge Gerry
Roger Sherman
Charles Carroll
Carrollton
Button Gwinnett
New York
Gwinnett
Continental Congress
Georgia
Sanderson
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Virginia
Maryland
Connecticut
New Jersey
South Caroline
Delaware
Rhode Island
Maine
Ireland
England
Scotland
Wales
Harvard College
Yale
Willian and Mary
Cambridge
Edinburgh
St. Omers
Edward Rutledge
South Carolina
Thomas Lynch
Stephen Hopkins
Willam Ellery
Jeter
John Adams
Congress
Ixtar
Fathers of the Republic
George B. Ells
Windsor