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American Tradition The tradition of publicly reading the Declaration of Independence on July 4th is a long-standing one. It commemorates the day the document was adopted by the Continental Congress in 1776. This act of reading, often accompanied by other patriotic celebrations, helps to reinforce the significance of this foundational document for American identity and the pursuit of freedom Virginia's Declaration of Rights was drawn upon by Thomas Jefferson for the opening paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence. It was widely copied by the other colonies and became the basis of the Bill of Rights. On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, adopted the Declaration of Independence, written primarily by Virginia delegate Thomas Jefferson in committee with John Adams, of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin, of Pennsylvania, Robert R. Livingston, of New York, and Roger Sherman, of Connecticut. The Declaration of Independence's first public reading in Virginia took place here in Loudoun County. It was read aloud by Sheriff Philip Noland on the steps of the first Leesburg courthouse on August 12, 1776. Library of Virginia | Online Classroom Albert H. Small is a real-estate developer in Bethesda, Maryland who earned a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Virginia in 1946. The Declaration of Independence Collection is the most comprehensive in the world about the document. Small pledged his entire collection to the University, where selected items are now on display in the Declaration of Independence Room, a part On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee, a delegate from Virginia, introduced a resolution before the Continental Congress declaring the colonies free and independent of Great Britain. The University of Virginia is home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of items related to the American Declaration of Independence. Largely penned by Thomas Jefferson, the nation’s third president and UVA’s founder, the document declaring the United States’ independence from Britain was adopted July 4, 1776. This permanent exhibit offers highlights of the Albert H. Small Declaration of Independence Collection, the most comprehensive collection of letters, documents, and early printings of the Declaration of Independence. What do we know about the documentary history of the rare copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights on display at the National Constitution Center? Generally, when people think about the original Declaration, they are referring to the official engrossed —or final—copy now in the National Archives. INDEPENDENCE ― Independence Farmers Market will holds its annual Kids Day on June 20. Declaration of Independence, 17761 IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee puts forward a resolution that "all political connection is, and ought to be, dissolved" between Great Britain and the Colonies. Congress then nominates a drafting committee to compose a declaration of independence. Named the "Committee of Five," it included John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman. Jefferson is The Virginia Declaration of Rights was drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men, including the right to reform or abolish "inadequate" government. [2] It influenced a number of later documents, including the United States Declaration of Independence (1776) and the United States Bill of Rights (1789). [3] Declaration of Independence: A Transcription Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) The spelling and punctuation reflects the original. That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. The Declaration of Independence published July 26, 1776 in Alexander Purdie's Gazette, one of three colonial-era Virginia Gazettes that were published. Wikimedia Commons Printers John Dixon and George Wythe (Elizabeth City County) Richard Henry Lee (Westmoreland County) Thomas Jefferson (Albemarle County) Benjamin Harrison (Charles City County) Thomas Nelson, Jun. (York County) Francis Lightfoot Lee (Westmoreland County) Carter Braxton (King and Queen County) Refer to the county in parenthesis for each individual's biography. [Source: Lives of the signers to the Declaration of Virginia's Fifth Revolutionary Convention met at the Capitol in Williamsburg from May 6 to July 5, 1776, and declared independence from Great Britain. The delegates also voted to prepare a constitution for Virginia as well as a statement of rights. INDEPENDENCE — Food Independence is taking over the summer meals program for Grayson County students this year, said the local non-profit’s co
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