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	Dunlap broadside - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Dunlap Broadsides are the first 200 copies of the Declaration of Independence, printed on the night of July 4, 1776, by John Dunlap of Philadelphia.
		As of 1989, only 24 copies of the Dunlap broadsides were known still to exist, until a flea market shopper bought a framed painting for four dollars.
		This 25th copy of the Dunlap broadside was authenticated by Sotheby's and an independent expert.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dunlap_broadside (207 words)

	EACHDRAIDH DUNLOP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Dunlap was appointed printer to congress, and first printed the "Declaration of Independence." He was an officer in the first troop of Philadelphia cavalry, which became the body-guard of Washington at Trenton and Princeton.
		Of the 25 surviving Dunlap broadsides, 21 copies belong to universities, historical societies, public libraries, and city halls; and the remaining four are in the hands of private owners and foundations.
		One of the surviving Dunlap broadsides is on view as part of a tour known as the Declaration of Independence Road Trip.
	www.angelfire.com /fl/ClanDunlop/broadside.htm (1161 words)

	Dunlap Info
		The Broadside that was placed in the" Journal of the Continental Congress" is the first official recorded document of the American Declaration of Independence and it joins with the engrossed Unanimous Signed Document as the founding record of the United States of America.
		Dunlap was chosen to print the Broadside of the Declaration in 1776 and became the official printed to the Continental Congress in 1778.
		Dunlap served in the first troop of Philadelphia cavalry which was the body guard for Washington at the Battle of Trenton and Princeton.
	www.freedomdocuments.com /decl/dunlap_info.html (1129 words)

	DOI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Dunlap typesets the document and creates about 200 "broadsides" of the text (approximately the size of a full sheet of newspaper).
		The Dunlap broadsides are delivered to the nation's founders early in the morning.
		A Dunlap broadside is sent to the British to ensure the message is loud and clear (a second copy is sent on August 11, 1776).
	www.declareyourself.com /roadtrip/declaration/history.html (615 words)

	Declaration Of Independence
		That the copies of the declaration be sent to the several assemblies, conventions and committees, or councils of safety, and to the several commanding officers of the continental troops, and that it be proclaimed in each of the United States, and at the head of the army.
		Philadelphia printer John Dunlap was given the task to print broadside copies of the agreed-upon declaration that was signed by John Hancock as President and Charles Thomson as Secretary of the Continental Congress (Click Here to learn about the Presidents of the Continental Congress and the United States in Congress Assembled before George Washington).
		In the absence of other media, broadsides such as this were subsequently distributed out among the colonies and tacked to the walls of churches and other meeting places to spread news of Americas independence.
	www.thedeclarationofindependence.org (3917 words)

	National Park Service: A Multitude of Amendments, Alterations and Additions (Appendix B) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Goff examined all the broadsides both visually and scientifically using photography, beta-radiography, and the use of a Hinman collator.
		Seventeen of the twenty-one broadsides then known were assembled at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC for this study.
		He also determined that the watermarks on the Dunlap broadside in the collection of Independence National Historical Park differed from all the others in the study.(2) The broadside at Independence contains a watermark subscribed "D and C BLAUW," and a crown and post horn within a shield with a fleur-de-lis pendant.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/dube/inde6.htm (614 words)

	Dunlap Broadside
		A Dunlap broadside - unsigned, as it is known, recently sold for $8.14 million, the highest price ever achieved for an object sold at an Internet auction.
		The other copies of the Dunlap broadside known to exist are dispersed among American and British institutions and private owners.
		John Dunlap of Philadelphia was the printer to the Continental Congress.
	thedeclarationofindependence.org /.../DUNLAPBROADSIDE.NET (748 words)

	John F. Kennedy Library & Foundation Newsletter: Summer 2004, Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Known as a Dunlap broadside, this is one of the original 200 copies of the Declaration of Independence printed on the night of July 4, 1776, by Philadelphia printer John Dunlap.
		Owned by TV and film producer Norman Lear (All in the Family, Sanford and Son, Maude) and his wife Lyn, the document is making a limited three-and-a-half year cross-country tour, begun in July 2001, aimed at engaging and energizing Americans, particularly young people.
		As of 1989, only 24 copies of the Dunlap broadsides were known to exist, until a flea-market shopper bought a framed painting for four dollars and discovered the folded Dunlap behind the painting.
	www.cs.umb.edu /~rwhealan/jfk/newsletter_summer2004_01.html (381 words)

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		One copy of the Dunlap broadside (a print run of 200) was entered into the Congressional Journal and the additional copies were distributed throughout the colonies.
		One of the letters to accompany the Dunlap broadsides was addressed to Lord George Germain.
		The original Dunlap broadsides were used to communicate the break with Britain and were distributed throughout the 13 Colonies -- many by horseback.
	www.logisticstoday.com /sNO/5908/LT/displayStory.asp (629 words)

	Irish Echo Online - Arts
		Rather, John Dunlap was by 1784 one of the nation's most successful printers with several historical claims to fame.
		Thus did the Dunlap broadside become one of the two classic versions of the Declaration with each copy bearing the words "Philadelphia -- Printed by John Dunlap" at the bottom.
		Dunlap returned to Philadelphia in 1778 and was appointed the official printer of the Continental Congress.
	www.irishecho.com /newspaper/story.cfm?id=15228 (966 words)

	Camden Chronicle Independent
		Now, 226 years later, one of the 25 surviving Dunlap broadsides will visit Charleston and Camden, which is one of only a handful of small towns on the ``Declaration of Independence Road Trip`` tour.
		As for promoting the Dunlap broadside`s appearance, Broom said the city is expecting to receive a supply of posters as well as educational material about the document to give to the school district for use in classrooms.
		Originally, the Dunlap copy of the Declaration of Independence was only going to be in Camden for one day, but organizers agreed on an extra day to give as many people as possible in Camden -- as well as the rest of the Midlands and the state -- the opportunity to view this important document.
	zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=5304386&BRD=1382&PAG=461&...&rfi=6 (1588 words)

	The Calvin College Chimes Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As of 1989, only 24 copies of the Dunlap broadsides printed on July 4, 1776, were known to exist, until a flea market shopper bought a framed painting for four dollars.
		Twenty-one of the 25 surviving copies of the Dunlap broadside belong to universities, historical societies, public libraries and city halls.
		The next day, the Dunlap broadsides were delivered to the founders, one copy was entered into the Congressional Journal, and others were carried throughout the colonies.
	www-stu.calvin.edu /chimes/2003-05-14/community3.html (649 words)

	USFlag.org: A website dedicated to the Flag of the United States of America - Declaration of Independence
		These prints are now called "Dunlap Broadsides." Twenty-four copies are known to exist, two of which are in the Library of Congress.
		July 5 -- John Hancock, president of the Continental Congress, dispatches the first of Dunlap's broadsides of the Declaration of Independence to the legislatures of New Jersey and Delaware.
		Fragment of George Washington's personal copy of the "Dunlap Broadside" (131k) of the Declaration of Independence, sent on July 6 to George Washington by John Hancock, president of the Continental Congress.The text is broken at lines thirty-four and fifty-four, with the text below line fifty-four missing.
	www.usflag.org /declaration.html (1067 words)

	Declaration of Independence - Dunlap Broadside (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Dunlap Broadside Prints are produced in two formats.
		The First True Size Color Print of the Dunlap Broadside of the Declaration of Independence that was placed in the Journal of the Second Continental Congress with wafers of wax on July 5, 1776.
		The Broadside by John Dunlap, printer to the Continental Congress, became the First Official Declaration Document of Record.
	www.freedomdocuments.com /decl/Dunlap.html (286 words)

	Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents
		Fragment of the "Dunlap Broadside" of the Declaration of Independence, sent on July 6 to George Washington by John Hancock, president of the Continental Congress.
		One of twenty-four surviving copies of the first printing of the Declaration of Independence done by Philadelphia printer John Dunlap in the evening of July 4.
		These rare documents are known as "Dunlap Broadsides" of the Declaration of Independence.
	www.loc.gov /exhibits/declara/declara4.html (893 words)

	National Park Service: A Multitude of Amendments, Alterations and Additions (Endnotes) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		William Dunlap sailed for England to receive his ordination and John Dunlap was given charge of his uncle's printing business.
		Two years later, the elder Dunlap was appointed rector of a parish in Stratton and he subsequently sold his business in Philadelphia to his nephew.
		Bell contends that Dunlap may have believed the document was significant enough to print on a more permanent and attractive support.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/dube/inde17.htm (3657 words)

	Portland State Office of Marketing & Communications \| News Release Archive
		The Dunlap broadside of the Declaration, which is the only remaining copy available for traveling public examination, will be on display in room 294 of the Smith Memorial Student Union from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
		On the night of July 4, 1776, John Dunlap of Philadelphia printed approximately 200 copies of the newly drafted and approved Declaration of Independence.
		As of 1989, only 24 copies of the Dunlap broadsides were known to exist, until a flea market shopper bought a framed painting for four dollars.
	www.marketing.pdx.edu /news.php?id=540 (363 words)

	THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Dunlap broadside used by Nixon on 8 July is located in the Independence National Historical Park collection.
		On 5 July, copies of the Dunlap broadside were sent to the various state assemblies, conventions, and committees of safety and to the commanding officers of the continental troops.
		Of the nineteen various editions of broadsides only eighteen have surviving copies.(16) These broadsides of the Declaration, derived from the Dunlap broadside, were printed and distributed throughout the colonies.
	www.flagstaff.k12.az.us /sinagua/hardin/gov/foundations/DOI_history.htm (2226 words)

	Oklahoma City KEY - Cover Story
		The manuscript was rushed to the shop of Philadelphia printer John Dunlap, where he typeset the document and created about 200 "broadsides" of the text.
		Copies of the freshly drafted Declaration of Independence were carried by riders on horseback throughout the colonies, read aloud to large groups and printed in 24 colonial newspapers.
		Producer Norman Lear acquired this Dunlap Broadside of the Declaration in June 2000 with the goal of bringing the "People’s Document" directly to Americans---especially young people---to inspire them to participate in civic activism, to exercise their rights and to vote.
	www.keyokc.com /1203/story7.html (386 words)

	James Madison Center: Madsion Archives: Revolution: Overview
		Although most of the alterations are in Jefferson's handwriting (Jefferson later indicated the changes he believed to have been made by Adams and Franklin), quite naturally he opposed many of the changes made to his document.
		This remarkable document, which has come down to us only partially intact, is accompanied in this exhibit by a complete “Dunlap Broadside” — one of only twenty-four known to exist.
		On July 19, Congress ordered the production of an engrossed (officially inscribed) copy of the Declaration of Independence, which attending members of the Continental Congress, including some who had not voted for its adoption, began to sign on August 2, 1776.
	www.jmu.edu /madison/center/main_pages/madison_archives/revolution/overview.htm (333 words)

	The Founding Documents of the United States of America
		American independence from Great Britain was declared by means of a broadside printed by John Dunlap, an Irish immigrant, on the night of July 4, 1776, by vote of the Continental Congress immediately following its vote to approve the text of the Declaration.
		The Chapin Library's copy of the Dunlap broadside is one of only twenty-six known to survive, including fragments, of perhaps one or two hundred printed (the precise number is not known).
		Hewes somehow obtained a copy of the broadside from John Hancock -- members of Congress do not seem to have received copies as a matter of course -- and wrote on it a docket, "Declaration of Independence".
	www.williams.edu /resources/chapin/exhibits/founding.html (1505 words)

	The Declaration of Independence
		John Hancock and Charles Thomson signed it and it was sent to John Dunlap's print shop a few blocks away.
		So that is why the original printing of the Declaration of Independence is called the Dunlap broadside printing.
		It looks different from the engrossed copy of the Declaration, which was signed by the 56 delegates.
	www.classbrain.com /artteensb/publish/article_228.shtml (695 words)

	RalphSpeak / Thayer - New London, Connecticut
		At great personal risk, John Dunlap, printer of Philadelphia, may be seen as the first private citizen to publicly subscribe to the Declaration of Independence.
		The "Dunlap prints" were sent to the colonies, where they were often reset in type and republished locally.
		We tend to forget that to sign the Declaration of Independence was to commit an act of treason – and the punishment for treason was death.
	ralphspeak.blogspot.com /2003_06_29_ralphspeak_archive.html (478 words)

	The Declaration of Independence Was an Explanation
		The news, not the vehicle that brought it; independence and the assumption of self-government, not the document that announced Congress's decision to break with Britain.
		After the Declaration had been adopted, the committee took to Dunlap the manuscript document, possibly Jefferson's "fair copy" of his rough draft.
		There are 24 copies known to exist of what is commonly referred to as "the Dunlap broadside," 17 owned by American institutions, 2 by British institutions, and 5 by private owners.
	members.tripod.com /~candst/doiexplain.htm (6610 words)

	$8.14 Million Dunlap Declaration Has a Checkered Past; Maine Antique Digest, August 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		While no one has ever questioned the authenticity of this particular Dunlap Declaration broadside, there have been private, unpublished experts' questions about its provenance and original ownership ever since it surfaced in Philadelphia in 1989.
		Anonymity cloaks the original scene in 1989 when a man (publicly anonymous to this day) brought the broadside to the Library Company in Philadelphia, where it was examined and declared authentic, according to librarian John Van Horn, who spoke on June 13, 1991.
		I open at least fifty frames a week, and anything inside a frame for a couple of centuries is always horribly stained or browned or faded.
	www.maineantiquedigest.com /articles/decl0800.htm (1918 words)

	Find in a Library: The John Dunlap broadside : the first printing of the Declaration of Independence
		Find in a Library: The John Dunlap broadside : the first printing of the Declaration of Independence
		The John Dunlap broadside : the first printing of the Declaration of Independence
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	www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/79d7483468754e50.html (59 words)

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