The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-07

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~ INV ftttph ~ Tvs N'N :"
strtc' t"chhiral sSufery y 10 an sfr'f y"
-ay thai the is- larat,"n 81 ~inS-p~nd"nf"
vas actually sisnsd on July I. Ira u"
Declaration "a. aduptrd on that day
ls'lrgat~- from ~" ,ulunte-. nsn.ly. Ma
~'rhu-'tts. Rhoi- l-land. N"w dorsey
Virginia amt North Carolina. voted ~ni'dIN
furu kIsht. New Hampshire. ConnsytHu''
New Nurk. Pvuu-ylVania. Ih'la~are. Mary
land. S"uh Carolina and Georgia dd not
vote -oldly fur ~. hut gaV- a majority
IN" N"t" by d"brgit,s Was 81 IN favor L"
- against.
" II Interesting In recording IT. history
tn note that on FRIDAY. Jun. !, i77a, Rlchard
Henry ls", a d"k,gat- from Virginia, offered
the following. WHICH was seconded by John
Adams OF Massachusetts,
n HR,ri, TaAt uh.>. rntcd COLONIES are. Nd
Of rsht. ought 20 b.. it,e and lnd, pcHicui
NtAt"s that tnss ~, absp,,rd from all ALLEGIANCE
to tas bnlsa crown. and i.ai al p%oI,i's cuhncc
i'ou hrtNr"n tlrm and the state 80 Gtrat uEialh
=, and ought to b.. totally dl>sulssd
u c,ct.n"ut and alarm Was caused
by ths boldn"~s IL Ia. resolution And
neither the names ~ m. mover nor -sconier
nor tie text wa entered on the minutes.
but Il was a the sIsClal order for Jun'
3. On that day It was referred To a com-
mittee 81 the whole Congress to report on
Monday. June 10. at which time 1t was made
the ord,'r u the day for Monday. July /
On June II a COMMITTEES was appointed
To draft -dec Laral 'on- In accordance with
the above resolution. Thomas Jefferson
81 virginia. John Adams 81 Massachusetts,.
Benjamin tranklln OF Pennsylvania. Roger
sherman - ,on,.c,..u, "a R,L.r, n
I,r,.-,, -
"'"'A7''" wv" '"'A WIZ "Plr'"'''
A dangerous illness ia thr family Of
Richard Henry Ls-. the author of the reso-
Int a n called him "a his home m Virginia
-, a. ,,n - -. -..,.,nc,,
w .' "" ~ '"'e' n'
On 'he c"hlfh'''F' "h''h on June - "Hnr
report To Congress 81 the -Dcs larstion oil
independents II was ordered To ~ read
and to j" on the table
IN Nuhu'', 'u.l 10 ieS"i"'son "a "a
calleu up a. pr tous'y "ruer'u' ~" ~
,oulih''''c aSn,t 1910 ii.
> rb.n #, was informally found hat MN.
colonies were IN favor OF It's adopt, on. but
after much exciting debate 4, was nut III
until Ju,y 3. and on thu, day final action
~ 49, fnr rhm,-tsy juIX
Ont Ina day.-wtht h. yrpai.,t ~oI.mnty"
the secretary wa. directed TO call the names
~ ,,L ,,tes vho~o a,sx,r YES" meant
nasu'hiy inf ,mn,s dcatL .Jn.ab Kart
lc,, - S.w Uamnshir.-w s. caIl.d Every
eve Mne directed tnNHTU the man. ~ III
Rar Ictt with tho clear r..,cn- Ave
Cave inc frs, vote for the Itclaration of
fnd.r.,nd.n,e
The .,,r.n.., ,ens,on IA. now uuon all
uni,i a.. la, nam. G.cry. Walton of
G,.nrg,a was called and with his affrma-
,iy. answer IA. ftful sllenc. was broken.
The unanitno,Is vote az -aparstion from
tirea, Britain was announced and th"
United state. nf America took ,ts plac.
among The nation. OF the earth an lndelen-
den, Goyrrnm.n,
On July 10. l77s. II was resolN.d that the
ps~larstinn pa.ssd on the 9Th lie finally
engrn--,d on p,rchm.ut. with he styl. and
thirteen United states 81 America aud
the same, when engros-ed. /" sigi"d hN
every n"inurr OF ,"ngrr-- On Aug
t,o, i" ''""" " ''"' y"
AND r,rr,r,d a, N. ali. !, wa, lrnet by N,
nerh,n
This documen, is now in the DEPART
mrnt ~ State at Washington Tn" origi-
nal draft IL also their. To which Their" wen"