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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

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“WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT”

FORCE, Peter. Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America. Washington, 1848.

The Peter Force engraving of the Declaration of Independence, with remarkably exact renditions of the signers’ hands. One of the best representations of the original manuscript Declaration, perhaps as few as 500 copies issued. A beautiful copy. $45,000.

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CENTENNIAL TAPESTRY OF JOHN TRUMBULL'S FAMOUS PAINTING OF THE DECLARATION

TRUMBULL, John. Declaration of Independence (tapestry). No place, 1876. Large linen centennial tapestry representing John Trumbull’s famous painting of the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence, with Thomas Jefferson presenting their draft to John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress. $5000.

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"STAND FAST IN THE LIBERTY WHEREWITH YOU HAVE BEEN MADE FREE"

(DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE) GORDON, William. Sermon. Boston, 1777.

First edition of William Gordon's powerful Sermon delivered before the Massachusetts-Bay House of Representatives on July 4, 1777, the first anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, urging all to remain steadfast against the British and recalling the earliest days of the fight, when "we were without an army, without money and without ammunition… The sword being drawn and the ground stained with blood." $4500.

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"HE WHO DOES NOT MEAN TO BEAR A PART IN THE PUBLIC BURDENS OF THE DAY… IS NO PATRIOT"

(DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE) GORDON, William. A Sermon. Watertown, 1775.

First edition of William Gordon's powerful election sermon delivered before the Massachusetts Provincial Congress assembled at Watertown in 1775, after being driven out of Boston by British troops. $3200.

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