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The Declaration of Independence
Stone, William J. (d. 1865)July 4, 1823
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
New York, NY, United States
Secretary of State John Quincy Adams ordered this facsimile of the Declaration of Independence to be produced by William J. Stone upon discovering the fragility of the original in 1820. It took Stone three years to exactly copy and engrave the handwriting on the original document. This image is the closest facsimile of the original document.
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- Title: The Declaration of Independence
- Creator: Stone, William J. (d. 1865)
- Date Created: July 4, 1823
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- GLC Number: GLC00154
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