Harvard Researchers Discover Second Declaration of Independence Manuscript

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Harvard Researchers Discover Second Declaration of Independence Manuscript
By Mia C. Karr, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER 2 days ago

UPDATED: April 21, 2017 at 12:43 p.m.

Two Harvard researchers have uncovered a second parchment manuscript of the Declaration of Independence—the only additional manuscript of its type ever to be found.

University Professor Danielle Allen and Emily Sneff, research manager of the Declaration Resources Project found the document, which Allen says dates to the 1780s and was likely produced for the Constitutional Convention.

“No one has ever been aware of its existence,” she said. “From the point of view of thinking about American history, it's significant.”

According to a press release, the parchment, designated as “The Sussex Declaration,” is housed at the West Sussex Record Office in the United Kingdom and likely once belonged to the Third Duke of Richmond, who supported the colonists who rebelled against Britain.

[Historic NY]

1. There is at least one more written copy...

over there I saw with the Magna Carta some time ago.

[thecrow]

2. Where was that located?

[Historic NY]

3. Parliament has a 1778 copy....

http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/legislativescrutiny/parliament-and-empire/collections1/collections/declaration-of-independence/

British Library has.

https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/dunlap-printing-of-the-declaration-of-independence on of the original printed circular copies..

This was the one I was thinking of, but I see it was on loan.
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/thomas-jeffersons-draft-of-the-american-declaration-of-independence

[Achilleaze]

4. Researchers discover new clause in second Declaration

"We believe the following common sense warning to be self-evident, but are spelling in out in the Declaration in case right-wing wankers ever take over corporate media: We hereby declare that American citizens must in future centuries beware a foreign power screwing over the electoral system in collusion with Congressional traitors, and thereby installing as Commander in Chief a lying, bloviating, five-time draft-dodging casino sharpie and his allied cabal of small-minded, greedhead corporate SwampRats, Inc."

[DeminPennswoods]

5. Wasn't a copy found behind an old picture?

I recall a few years ago, a story about someone buying a picture at a yard sale for the frame. When they took out the picture, they found a copy hidden behind it.

Yep, link: http://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/03/arts/declaration-of-independence-found-in-a-4-picture-frame.html