DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE In Congress July 4th 1776

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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. In Congress, July 4th 1776. Broadside on paper, 22 1/2 x 19 inches; substantial browning and dampstaining, marginal paper loss just grazing one letter. [Hartford, CT?]: E[leazer] Huntington, circa 1820-24

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Huntington was best known as a penmanship instructor. The text of the document is engraved in his elegant script, while the facsimile signatures are apparently copied from an 1819 engraving by Binns. Bidwell 6.