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"Signed by order and in behalf of the Congress, John Hancock president. Attest. Charles Thompson [i.e., Thomson], secretary."
Two states noted. In the first (Bristol B4407, Walsh 14) Hancock is misspelled 'Hacock.' Printed area measures 39.4 x 29.2 cm. In the second state (Bristol B4408, Walsh 15), Hancock's name is spelled correctly, and the last three lines have been reset.
Probable imprint determined by Frederick R. Goff, whose findings are detailed in the Library of Congress Quarterly journal of current acquisitions, v. 5, no. 1, November 1957, p. 12-16.
Text in two columns, with fifty-eight lines in the first.
Bristol B4407.
Bristol B4408.
Shipton & Mooney 43199.
Shipton & Mooney 43201.
Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 1952.
Walsh, M.J. "Contemporary Broadside Editions of the Declaration of Independence." Harvard Library Bulletin 3 (1949): 31-43, 14.
Walsh, M.J. "Contemporary Broadside Editions of the Declaration of Independence." Harvard Library Bulletin 3 (1949): 31-43, 15.
Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43199; 43201)
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