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First Newspaper Printing of the Declaration

1776, July 6

This July 6, 1776, issue of the Pennsylvania Evening Post presented the first newspaper printing of the newly adopted Declaration of Independence. A German language translation appeared three days later in the Pennsylvanischer Staatsbote, a newspaper that served Pennsylvania's large German-speaking community. By the end of August 1776, the Declaration had been reprinted in at least 29 newspapers and 14 broadsides.

Details

Item/Title: Newspaper
Maker: Benjamin Towne printer
Place: Philadelphia
Date: 1776
Materials: Ink on Paper
Credit: Museum of the American Revolution, 2003.00.1167
Type: Manuscripts and Printed Works