Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: The existence of the Hay Copy was first announced to the public in 1906 , after the search for the `` original manuscript '' of the Address among the papers of John Hay brought it to light .
Simplified: In 1906 , it was first announced that the Hay Copy had been discovered . It had been found among the papers of John Hay when people were searching for the `` original manuscript '' of the Address .