Although Isaiah Thomas was one of the most famous pro-independence printers in the colonies, he did not have the opportunity to print the Declaration of Independence

Five months after he printed the Declaration, Southwick decided to leave Newport, but first, he buried his printing press

The copy of the Declaration of Independence that is associated with a Rittenhouse was printed on parchment, not paper

Thomas Jefferson made sure that Richard Henry Lee saw two versions of the Declaration

Evidence suggests a connection between this broadside and a delegate from Edenton, Joseph Hewes

The Declaration was evidence of one conflict among many in 1776

This broadside was sent to Portsmouth in the summer of 1776 and has remained in the town clerk’s office ever since

For Johannes Enschedé, the main part of the Declaration did not include the grievances

Thanks to Norman Lear, this Dunlap broadside went from hidden to hyper-visible

Peter Timothy was a busy man

This Dunlap broadside is one word shorter than the rest

In Russia, independence was not part of the story

To Kezia Coffin, the Declaration was “horrible”

Both of George Washington’s broadsides tell the same story—one of communication and inspiration

When readers opened their newspapers and read the Declaration, their eyes may have drifted to the graphic descriptions of people seeking freedom, yet left for dead

These Boston printers were thinking continentally

After the Declaration, Edward Eveleth Powars and Nathaniel Willis got to put their mark on the Chronicle

Copies of the Declaration that no longer survive still have stories to tell

On July 6, Benjamin Towne had the Declaration of Independence before any other newspaper printers were able to share the text with their readers

The people who purchased the British broadsides of the Declaration were probably more interested in celebrating Hancock than hanging him