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Rare copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archives
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- The National Archives Image caption, The rare document was discovered at The National Archives earlier this year.
- The document was uncovered by a volunteer in February while cataloguing the papers of Royal Navy captains from the American Revolutionary War.
- It is one of 11 copies printed in Exeter, New Hampshire in July 1776 to spread news of American independence through the colonies before it was seized by British forces.
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The National Archives Image caption, The rare document was discovered at The National Archives earlier this year. A rare surviving copy of the Declaration of Independence, has been discovered at The National Archives in Kew - the only known example of its kind outside the US.
The document was uncovered by a volunteer in February while cataloguing the papers of Royal Navy captains from the American Revolutionary War.
It is one of 11 copies printed in Exeter, New Hampshire in July 1776 to spread news of American independence through the colonies before it was seized by British forces.
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