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Various Autographs of signers of the Declaration: .1-.12, .14-.52,.54-.56 [Decimalized .01-.56]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00184 Author/Creator: Various Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1756-1822 Pagination: 56 items Order a Copy

Set of autographs of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Provenance: IBM (Thomas J. Watson, to 1951), Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co. (to 10/1968) and King V. Hostick; encapsulated

Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
The Thirteen Colonies

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