Aug 7, 2025 · Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives …

Nearly every printed or manuscript edition of the Declaration of Independence has slight differences in punctuation, capitalization, and even wording. To find out more about the diverse textual tradition of …

— And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

Read the transcript of the Declaration of Independence, as adopted in Congress on July 4, 1776. Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of the rough draft.

Declaration of Independence: Text (Adopted in Congress 4 July 1776) A Declaration by the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress Assembled.

Oct 12, 2005 · The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Declaration of Indepen-dence of The United States of America by Thomas Jefferson This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with …

Oct 15, 2025 · Congress voted for independence on July 2. Two days later, Congress approved the Declaration of Independence: the rationale for independence. The Declaration begins with …

The National Constitution Center has provided the three versions of the Declaration of Independence that can be easily printed. A text-only version of the Declaration is a PDF file includes the original …

Apr 15, 2025 · Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration is a formal explanation of why Congress had voted on July 2 to declare independence from Great Britain, more than a year after the …

On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted on the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson to assert the rights of the 13 colonies against the King of England.