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History of the Declaration from Philadelphia to Washington
The article traces the Declaration of Independence moving through Philadelphia Baltimore Annapolis York Leesburg and Washington from 1776 to 1924. It covers custody shifts to the Department of State Library of Congress and Patent Office, preservation concerns, exhibitions, and debates over reproductions and ink fading with references to Adams Evans Stone and congressional actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Congress
Annapolis
John ‘Adams
Federal City
District of Columbia
Treasury
War Office
James Monroe
Washington
Leesburg
National Intelligencers
William J. Stone
Intelligencer
Department of State
Philadelphia
Patent Office
Department ofState
Jnew Root
Congress
Harding
Library of Congress
Couiress
Calvin'Coolidge
Charles Evans
Commissioner of Patents
Serling
Certin
Adams
Cather IL Evans
Dr. Evans