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Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776
Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776, by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris. Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin
Franklin were named to a committee to prepare a declaration of independence. Jefferson (standing) did the actual writing because
he was known as a good writer. Congress deleted Jefferson's most extravagant rhetoric and accusations.
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original document online at the National Archives.]
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