The Declaration of independence; the evolution of the text as shown in facsimiles of various drafts by its author. Issued in conjunction with an exhibit of these drafts at the Library of Congress on the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress.

Contributor:

Boyd, Julian P. (Julian Parks), 1903-

MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982, Author of introduction, etc., Correspondent.

Kennedy, Arthur M., Correspondent.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States.

United States. Declaration of Independence.

Genre:

Limitation statements (Printing)

Physical Description:

5-36 p., 2 l. facsims. 39 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, The Library of Congress, 1943.

Contents:

The drafting of the Declaration of Independence / Julian P. Boyd

Jefferson's Drafts of the Declaration of Independence and Related Documents, Reproduced in Facsimile:

I. George Mason's draft of the Virginia Bill of Rights, 1776

II. Jefferson's "first ideas" on the Virginia Constitution, 1776

III. Richard Henry Lee Resolution of independence

IV. John Adam's copy of Jefferson's original draft

V. Jefferson's rought draft of the Declaration of Independence

VI. Copy of the Declaration / made by Jefferson for Richard Henry Lee

VII. Unidentified copy of the Declaration / made by Jefferson (Cassius F. Lee copy)

VIII. Copy of the Declaration / made by Jefferson for James Madison

IX. Unidentified copy of the Declaration / made by Jefferson (the Washburn copy)

X. The first printing of the Declaration / as inserted in the Rough Journal of Congress.

Notes:

"Foreword" by Archibald MacLeish.

"The drafting ot the Declaration of independence, by Julian P. Boyd": p. 11-36.

One of 2000 copies.

Athenaeum copy: Correspondence between Arthur Kennedy and the Library of Congress attached.

OCLC:

5805856