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Printed in July 1776, the Essex Broadside is attributed ... belonged to two Chicago collectors known for their interest in the Declaration of Independence and its signers.

After arriving from Ireland as an indentured servant, George Taylor called the Lehigh Valley region home for most of his life ...

A rare broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence is heading to auction at Sotheby’s, where it’s expected to fetch between $2 and $4 million. Dated to July 1776, this edition was ...

When we fire up the grill on the Fourth of July, few of us take time to consider what “independence” is all about. We live in the land of liberty. We celebrate freedom. But independence? The ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their ... Lee's words were the impetus for the drafting of a formal Declaration of Independence, although the resolution was not followed up on immediately.

We are proud to offer the Goodspeed's-Sang-Streeter copy of the July 1776 Essex broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence. “An expression of the American mind," according to Thomas ...

A copy of the Declaration of Independence known as the July 1776 Essex Broadside will go on the block later this month. Courtesy of Sotheby's Later this month, Sotheby’s will auction off a rare ...

According to Harvard University, about 200 copies of the original Declaration of Independence were produced in 1776. Only ...

The Exeter Broadside is one of the rarest copies of the Declaration of Independence. Discover its recent $2.4 million sale ...

A historic 22-bedroom manor in Virginia that’s as old as the Declaration of Independence has just sold for $20 million.