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Public Readings of the Declaration Across Colonies
Compiled notes recount John Hancock's large signature and the spread of the Declaration of Independence. Washington, Adams, Franklin, and Jefferson are cited with dates from July to August as towns like New York Philadelphia and Richmond celebrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States of America
Congress
John Hancock
Continental Congress
King George
Caesar Rodney
Delaware
John Adams
Massachusetts
John Nicon
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Manhattan Island
New York
Ezra Stiles
Connecticut
Newport
Rhode Island
England
Almgarl Adams
Thomas Crafts
Boston
State House
Pennsylvania Evening Post
General Assembly of
William Richmond
Christopher Lippitt
Fort Liberty
United States
Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg
Richmond
Henrico County
Savannah
Connecticut Gazette
Universal Intelligencer
Georgia
Trustee’s Gardens
Lachlan McIntosh
Thomas Jefferson