Independence Declared by Resolution on July 2 1776
William H. Michael, chief clerk and historian, explains the real act of independence was the Lee resolution on July 2 1776 and the July 4 publishing of a draft form. He details signing dates, drafts, and the path of the Declaration from Philadelphia to the present state records, including Georgia signers and later archival custody.
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Ince
Great Britain
Thomas Jefferson
William H. Michael
Department of State
United States
Michael
Richard Henry Lee
Lee
Jefferson
Dickinson
Hancock
Thomson
Congress
John Hancock
Charles Thomson
Philadelphia
Hyman Gratz
Seventh and Market Streets
Penn National Bank
Continental Congress
John Adams
Georgia
South Carolina
Independence Halls
John Dunlay
George Washington
Washington
Independence Hall
Fathers of the Republic
George Wythe
Virginia
Elbridge Gerry
Massachusetts
Oliver Walcott
Connecticut
Matthew Thornton
New Hampshire
Thomas McKean
Delaware
Benjamin Rush
James Wilson
George Ross
George Clymer
George Taylor
John Joachim Zubly
Savannah
James Wright
Zubly
Samuel Chase
Maryland
John Houston
Houston
Joachim
Heaven
Thomas Lynch, Jr
Department of Foreign Affairs
Patent Office
Interior Department
War and Navy
Hay
Mr. Michael
Button
Gwinnett
John Hart
Thomas Lynch
Trumbull
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison
The Sage of Monticello and Its Monticello Shrine
The Sage of Marshfield and the Monticello retreat. Jefferson chose Monticello after Shadwell burned, turning a hill near Charlottesville into his Virginia mansion. He married Martha Skelton in 1772 and described Monticello as nature’s sublime mantle. His public life began in 1769 in the Virginia house of burgesses, making Monticello a central American shrine alongside Mount Vernon.
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Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Daniel Webster
Marshfield
Jefferson
Webster
Cape Cod
Virginia
Shadwell
Charlottesville
Shadwell House
Little Mount
Martha Skelton
Paris
Maria Conway
Virginia House of Burgesses
Lttle Mount
Washington
Mount Vernon
Unclear Ad Snippet Discusses Tea Laxative and Ball Blue
A fragmented item promotes Garfield Tea and A27sr721 Laxative made from herbs and discourages discussing women’s weaknesses. It warns against Liquid blue and touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the blue product to buy. The passage shifts to notes on jealousy in marriage and courtship.
Badge demanding votes for women becomes stylish fad
A conversation expects a badge urging women’s suffrage. One character admits wearing it, while recalling a past claim that no reason existed for women’s enfranchisement. The exchange hints at evolving social attitudes and the badge as a provocative accessory.
Story of General Grant and a Brigadier's Sloppiness
General Grant often told a tale about his father speaking with General Sherman when a slovenly brigadier entered. After the brigadier departed, Grant’s father exclaimed that he wondered who was responsible for that officer’s shirt upkeep during the first week.
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F. D. Grant
General Sherman
Sherman
One Fault to Find at a YMCA Banquet
Chicago attorney Lambert Kaspers recounts a tale at a YMCA banquet about a Kansas farmer a Dane who seeks naturalization. The judge asks if conditions suit him and the Dane says yes but wishes for more rain.
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Lambert Kaspers
Chicago
Kansas
Rich man told by doctor he must pay nature’s penalty
A wealthy man asks a doctor to excuse his excesses after the physician declares he has lived too high. The doctor sternly says he must pay the penalty for violating nature’s laws, and the man pleads for a technicality to avoid punishment.
The Shorter Route in Divorce Gossip
Lady Duff Gorcon recalls a luncheon anecdote on divorce at Sherry's New York. Two girls discuss marriages made in heaven and the ease of unmaking them in Reno, one puffing a cigarette to emphasize the point with a light laugh.
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Duff Gorcon
Sherry’s
New York
Reno
The First Considseration At St Andrews Rifle Practice
An old farmer and his plowman hauling sand at St Andrews were warned to stop when a stray bullet hit the plowman in the leg. He cried I’m shot and the farmer called to the volunteers from the sand bank to halt, joking that it could have hit the horse.
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St. Andrews
London
Doctor's Shift Now Gets Along Without It
A physician credits Grape-Nuts for curing his breakfast meat indigestion and improving health. He says he no longer needs meat after starting Grape-Nuts, notes steady nourishment and weight gain, and prescribes it to patients with indigestion or post illness. The letter hints at benefits and cites The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
For Sale Multiple Farms and Ranches Across States
Numerous properties offered for sale by mail order ads. Listings include hundreds of acres in Arkansas, Michigan, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Florida, and more with details on cult lands, barns, orchards, stock, machinery, and improvements. Contacts show box numbers in Chicago and names like Dungan, Hall, GEE, Clark, and many others. also mentions exchange options and widowSacrifice terms.
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BNR UD
Bensamin Pranilin
Pendence
Sohn Flincock
Sage of
Se Central Normal College
U Danville
Ind
ABI College
Wey Scott
Alousa
Iowa
Marvelqu
Los Angeles
G.l.dartnell & Co
911
Cal
Puippen & CO
Racine, Wis
Quincy Supply Co
Broadway
Thompson
John L. Thompson Sons &Co
Troy
N. Y
Berg
Field Unlimited
Man Supply Co
Ave
Coanel Bluffs
Kumloyan
Great Falls
Mont
A. Conejos CO
Colo
Alamusa
Loda
Ecult
Dungan
Marshall
Sask
Cun
Stock,wach
Donald
Atholl
Spink Co. S. Co
RICH
AIN Madison c Co
Ark
Wcult
Jorhybarn
Hall
SAGLE
A. Lafayette CO
Souaocult
Ogin
Gee
A. Stone Co
A. Cult. H
GALL
Manistee
Orch
A. Stutsman CO
N. D
P. O
Jamestown
A. Cult
Szark
A. Alfalfa CO
Okla
Byron
R. H
A. Orch
Cerov
Franklin CO
Sullivan
SIECK
A.hayesr CO
Neb
D. Snyder
A. Benzie CO
Smith
A. Marion CO
Fla
Anthony
SIMS
Allegan
James S
A. Harding CO
S. di Ilo
A. Putnam CO
Ohio
Miller
A. Harper CO
Kan
Harn
Gutbldgs
Slaton
Stanley CO
CLARK
Mooreland
Woodward Co
HECK
Pennington Co
Risher
Craighead Co
Elis
Meringo
Logan Co
Grove
Lawrie
A. Hand CO
Schmidt
A. Seward CO
Minn
Kaech
Washington CO
Greenland
LAMM
Worthington
A. Clark CO
H. P
BENDA
A. Columbia CO
R.h
A.orch
George
Pierce Co
SN. D
SNEEN
Butler CO
Nye
Groves
Waushara CO
Wis
Mark Nelson
Amherst
Sheridan
Johnson Co
Muskogee Coo
Boynton
Crouch
FT. Ogden
DE Soto Co
Cowart
Pawnee Co
R. Houge
Burdett
Garris
A. Hancock CO
Ill
Adrian
A. Lake CO
Gillman
Beat Atock and Dairy Farmain Co
Benton Harbor
Berrien Co
Minnesota
William C. Notmeyer
Pierre
South Dakota
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