[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Declaration of Independence"

[Shapiro, Fred]

Declaration of Independence (OED 1780)

1776 Joseph Ward Letter to John Adams 20 June (Founders Online)

I have been waiting with earnest expectations to see the grand Declaration of Independence of the United Colonies.  May I not expect to see it soon?

Fred Shapiro

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