Event Brief
Rare Declaration of Independence copy found in U.K.
Filed: Jul 03, 2026 at 12:03 PM ET
Summary: A volunteer at the National Archives in London found a rare Declaration of Independence copy among seized papers.
WHO: Volunteer at the National Archives in London
WHAT: Found a vanishingly rare copy of the Declaration of Independence among other papers seized from an American ship in 1776
WHEN: Jul 03, 2026 at 5:47 AM ET
WHERE: London
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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