“The important consequences to the American States from this Declaration of Independence, considered as the ground and foundation of a future government, naturally suggest the propriety of proclaiming it in such a manner as that the people may be universally informed of it.”
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John Hancock
John Hancock, born on January 23, 1737, and died on October 8, 1793, was a prominent political figure in the American Revolutionary War era. He served as the President of the Continental Congress and was one of the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence. more
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