Britain's National Archives discovers rare copy of the Declaration of Independence in captured U.S. ship's papers
A volunteer at Britain's National Archives discovered a rare early copy of the Declaration of Independence while cataloging letters from an 18th-century Royal Navy captain. The document was found attached to a report on the capture of the American privateer Dalton on Christmas Eve 1776. It is one of only 11 known original copies of the Exeter printing and the only one located outside the United States.
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