Rare Delaration of Independence copy found
Just in time for your Fourth of July festivities, British researchers have announced they've discovered a rare original copy of the Declaration of Indepencence.
The "Dunlap print," so called because of the printer it came from, was found accidentally a few months ago, according to a spokeswoman at the National Archives. But researchers kept it under wraps until they could properly catalog it, which apparently they've done.
That's a pretty big deal, considering only about 200 copies were printed and that it was almost 250 years ago. The new find is in "good condition," says Edward Hampshire, colonial materials specialist with the National Archives, according to published reports. No one seems to know how the copy ended up in Great Britain.
The Dunlap prints, printed by John Dunlap of Philadelphia and distributed to important folks like, oh, George Washington, were the first copies made of the Declaration of Independence. They were then sent around the colonies to be read to the population in those pre-Youtube days.
The last Dunlap print found fetched $8.14 million at auction in 2000. -- Jessica Damiano

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