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Collection of letters, autographs, and images of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, 1736-1824.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 621
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- Format:
- Other
- Author/Creator:
- Hale, John Mills, collector.
- Language:
- English
- Penn Provenance:
- Bequest of John Mills Hale, 1894; received 1906.
- Physical Description:
- 57 folders
- Other Title:
- Hale Signers Collection.
- Place of Publication:
- 1736-1824.
- Biography/History:
- Hale graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1862. He was an avid collector of autographs, letters, and other historical documents from the era of the American Revolution.
- Summary:
- Complete set of autographs of the 56 signers; also includes prints and engravings, which depict either a portrait of a signer and/or a view of his domicile. The set of portraits is not complete.
- Online:
- Unique at Penn blog post
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