Delegates sign the Declaration of Independence
Members of Congress affixed their signatures to an enlarged copy of the Declaration of Independence a month after Congress had approved the declaration of independence …
John Penn
The Declaration of Independence Approved by Congress as 56 Courageous Signers “Pledge… Our Lives, Our Fortunes, and Our Sacred Honor.”
When the First Continental Congress adjourned in October of 1774, the delegates agreed to meet again in Philadelphia on May 5, 1775. Between the First and the Second …
Gov. Morris Letter to John Penn: We Shall be under the Domination of a Riotous Mob
When news of the first measures that came to be known as the Coercive Acts reached New York City, the Sons of Liberty sprang to …