Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence is an item found in the ruins of D.C's National Archives. It can be recovered by the Lone Wanderer for the Rivet City historian Abraham Washington.
==Background==
The Declaration of Independence is a pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, announcing that the thirteen American colonies were now sovereign states, no longer under British rule.World object in game filesNational Archives terminal entries; National Archives Guess And Win!, Question One The ruler of Great Britain when the Declaration was enacted was King George III.National Archives terminal entries; National Archives Guess And Win!, Question Six 
The document was authored principally by Thomas Jefferson, and included sections such as the introduction, indictment, and preamble.National Archives terminal entries; National Archives Guess And Win!, Question FiveNational Archives terminal entries; National Archives Guess And Win!, Question Eight In terms of signatories, 56 delegates signed the document, with John Hancock signing first and Button Gwinnett signing second.National Archives terminal entries; Question ThreeNational Archives terminal entries; National Archives Guess And Win!, Question FourNational Archives terminal entries; BGWIN009 Button Gwinnett, Unit Directives The phrase, "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" is from the document.National Archives terminal entries; National Archives Guess And Win!, Question Seven Benjamin Franklin served as the oldest signatory and Edward Rutledge was the youngest.National Archives terminal entries; BFRAN001 Benjamin Franklin, Unit DirectivesNational Archives terminal entries; ERUTL001 Edward Rutledge, Unit Directives
==Location==
In the National Archives' Strongroom, in a safe in the back of the room where one encounters Button Gwinnett.
==Related quests==
* Stealing Independence
==Notes==
* Once sold to Abraham Washington it will show up in one of the empty picture frames on the Capitol Preservation Society wall.
* Though it no longer serves any purpose, this item is still found in the game files for Fallout: New Vegas.
==Bugs==
* If one gives Abraham Washington a copy of the Declaration and take this item afterward, it will be stuck in the player character's inventory, weighing them down. 
** It can, however, be removed using the console command , or with the command to remove the "quest item" flag.
* It seems if one takes the Bill of Rights from the National Archives and gives it to Abraham before they give him the Declaration of Independence, the game will assume the player has already given him the Declaration, and he won't accept it. Sydney will not stop following the Lone Wanderer if they have the document in their inventory, so one will either have to kill her or if on PC, use console commands. 
==Gallery==
Declaration of Independence NA.jpg|Declaration, in the middle safe
CPS Declaration of Independence.jpg|The Declaration amongst the other artifact documents
Capitol Preservation Society document list.jpg|Document placed in the low middle
Histdoc3.png|Texture file
Histdoc4.png|Texture .dds file
27 Stealing Independence.png|As depicted in Stealing Independence
==References==
Category:Fallout 3 quest items
Category:Fallout 3 miscellaneous items
Category:Fallout 3 miscellaneous world objects
Category:Pre-War legislation
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