Format

Book; Broadside; Online

Published

Washington : Published by Benjamin Owen Tyler, 1818.

Language

English

Uniform Title

Declaration of Independence

Description

1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 78 x 61 cm.

Notes

• At head of caption title: To Thomas Jefferson, Patron of the Arts, the firm supporter of American Independence, and the Rights of Man, this Charter of our Freedom is, with the highest esteem, most Respectfully Inscribed by his much Obliged and very Humble Servant Benjamin Owen Tyler.
• In the lower left corner is a certification of authenticity by Richard Rush, Dept. of State, Sept. 19, 1817.
• Printed on the first paper to be made by machine in the U.S. Copies were also printed on vellum and silk.

Local Notes

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: Broadside 1818 . U56: Previously cataloged as MSS 952, Gift of H.P. Johnson.

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: KF4506 .A1 1818b Copy 1: Albert H. Small Declaration of Independence Collection.

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: KF4506 .A1 1818b Copy 2: On fabric backing, attached to wooden scroll-like dowells at top and bottom, so can be hung on the wall and rolled down for display. Albert H. Small Declaration of Independence Collection. Gift of Albert H. Small, June 10, 2005.

Cited in

Bidwell, J.. American history in image and text (Proc. of the American Antiquarian Society, v. 98, pt. 2, 1988), 2.

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Availability

Library	Location	Map	Availability	Call Number
Special Collections	Special Collections	N/A	Available	Broadside 1818 .U56
Special Collections	Special Collections	N/A	Available	KF4506 .A1 1818b
Special Collections	Declaration of Independence Room	N/A	Available Non-Circ.	KF4506 .A1 1818b