The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-07-06
THE FIRST FOURTH.
HOW tbs DECLARATION OF lNDE-
pENDENcE WAS ANNOUNCED.


The Continental Congress sent u Copy tn
Zach Of the states and Generals of the
Arm, -r.nn,,l,ania the First to Re
.no,1
IN Harper magazine 'hafl'S ~ De9h-
ler gives az lhtefsslihS account I'll ,ile
manner III Which the Declaration oi III
dependence was received III each OF TIE
Il ORIGINAL Stdtess i1fh Nl"'iH S'''''i'.'
5lah- the AIiaaiH coast ~ al
KNOW the "f3it oi 'hd' iiI'i''' "''i' u,
zifum'nt winch aeeIafe" Us an '""'' ~
INT nation vas i9fiil"llH a'"PF
the oHllh'h'al CONGRESS "u 'uIS - ~
1e hrNt lAN iJalS - the i"''"N'"7
eiuilOu was adopted ~ the congress III
sts-1ar M 1sn7Iadelnhia.
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nth. conventions and
- Cd 80, - ,,,1,c.evrr,l command
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t.',t,l S,,,...,rd "a
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aa' '' y" '''' ~ IL.
II VIII De noted that III thIN ies"li'i,'ii
tie continental congress observed he
most punctilious del renee to the recog-
nIzed authorities of the several states
" copies of the d .laration were or
dered to De sent 10 Individuals IN either
of them. ThrV We're 10 he sent 10 ulllcidls
or IN representative bodies only
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"a Wv sun ~ -
t"o thereafter the president "l t"h-i 49,
John Hancock. inclosed copy OF the dee
larntion tn carh If the states which had
It'll ,..,.,,,.,,,.,,,, ,,,.,.,rn,,aut ant
,,.,.,.;,..,,l 80,
-, .to a.aa,,n'.;lI ~ cn,nmittee.
> ,s1.,..f -. Y,a,,s ,,hich had ~
- It. ,.5,..,.,,,,,,,,ts mud il,
-, 5,,a,,,,,s,.t occornaniad
1n,,,,. J., a., So f,1lnu;n,.
- i,'al..o il, otadi,.,,.a
IN The commands Of congress, a copy of the
Declaration OF Independence, which you Wa
please To have proclaimed III your coloIS IN
such way ana manner rs you sh"il JunFo Just
he important consequences rcsui''hs u nc
American states from this i'eclara'ioh ~ iiue
he,r"''' '9 amy yIl natnraiy
suggest the propriety of proclaiming 1t in such
mode that the people may be universally IN
formed of il.
On the 9th of July COPY of the dec
t,,o+,,,, ,,..,. ao,,t IL. President Hancock
-, -, H., l.,
" beHerdl W dshiii5 ION ,a0'oiiil'"hioA ~
q letter III winch lie sad:
IT., co,,,rc.s have indeed /, necessary to dis
solve thr connection between Great Britain
and tho Am, ricnn colouies and to declare
tben, free and indenendrnt states. MS YOU will
n.rc,ivo hv the iuriosed declaratiOn which |
nm diroctrd ia transmit I'm Won and TO renilcsi
Vou viii have il uroclnimed at the head Of the
army in tho way Won shall think most proper.
c,:,:, + -. ,,,,.,., a,,,+ -, ,ho. o+ho,
o'iihi"i '''oi' W. 9'i. w Wv
generals commanding Ill the northern
and southern departments
Tho first e+ate ia resnoud bv its renre-
+. .,.....t.;
oehiatl'o p'"y was oiiiio' ''"''"' ="
the minutes OF the committee OF safety
of that state then in session at Philadel-
,,b;o under date If JulvG l11G IA the
Z 49, =, 49,
'o,io"''' e''iS.
~, foIn,", o' If cnnress Witch Is III.
rected to be entered on the minutes to this
board.
Here follows the resolution Of the co.-
tinental congress quoted above;
In consequence of the above resolve, letters
were written 10 ,h9 counties o. bIehS. oies,er'
i,,, cnn ~ said Jac,aro,inn rcoucs,ing The
IA ~, b. nh iahn n pyt n
~ ITO ,looao ,horo tho cIoction of delooatea
ara te ho INA
ordorod That tho shorig os pbindelnhia
r,,od or canso a Ia, rood and nrocl,in,ed at tLo
stat.bonse in tbe citv NJ pbiladclnha on
Monday Tho sth day ot ,Julv instant. at 4,
.o,,locL NJ nnon nf tho s,,ne dnv the dcclara-
lion If the renrns.ntativcs of The United Col.
o,,i.s of A,nnrc, and tbnt be cn,ise all his ON.
,..,rs and Tho constn hl.s of tbe said civ ia AZ
tend tho reading thereof
Resolved, That every member of this com
mittee in or near the city be ordered to meet
a, ths committee ei"io ,i oe,o,u m eiouh "i
the Declaration of independence is to be pro
claimed.
The committee OF inspection OF ms cry ana
WIZ ta,ohauao a" W"ndnv nnyt at
II O'Clock.
In conformity with this action of the
PENNSYLVANIA committee of safety the
declaration was proclaimed in Philadel-
phia at the time appointed, and the pro-
brief ronort which anneared in the Phil