Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found in UK archives ahead of America’s 250th anniversary

Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found in UK archives ahead of America’s 250th anniversary

The document was attached to a report detailing the capture of the American privateer Dalton on Christmas Eve, 1776

3 Jul, 00:54

Rare copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archives

The newly discovered copy is one of only 11 of its kind in the world.

2 Jul, 23:39

National Archives volunteer unearths 'vanishingly rare' copy of US Declaration of Independence

It is one of only 11 documents of its type in existence worldwide

2 Jul, 23:01

‘Vanishingly rare’ copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archives

One of 11 surviving copies of ‘Exeter printing’ and only one known outside US was taken from American privateer ship For Michael Scurr, a volunteer at the National Archives in Kew, west London, it was “just a boring old Thursday morning” when he sat down in late May to catalogue a collection of documents from the British national collection that had never previously been recorded in detail. As he opened a volume of 1…

2 Jul, 23:01