The original John Hancocks
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The first and probably most famous signature on the Declaration of Independence is John Hancock’s. His name has become a synonym for signature.
Other famous signers: Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
But whose names are there from New York?
That’s the topic of my column for the Fourth of July. And a few more jabs at the New York Senate.
Enjoy.
PHOTO: This photo of part of the first page of a rare draft of the Declaration of Independence, in the handwriting of Thomas Jefferson, was released in New York, Tuesday, July 2, 2002, by the New York Public Library. The four-page document, with passages and wording favored by Jefferson, includes a toughly worded passage condemning slavery that was edited out of the final version. (AP Photo/New York Public Library)
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