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Title	Facsimile of Jefferson's original draft of The Declaration of Independence, [s.d.]
Description	Photograph of a facsimile of Jefferson's original draft of The Declaration of Independence, [s.d.]. The facsimile captures Jefferson's handwritten words and the corrections he made while drafting this document. Caption reads: "The Declaration of Independence, Facsimile of Jefferson's original draft".; Transcription: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal;[sic] that they are endowed by their creator[sic] with certain [inherent &] inalienable rights;[sic] that among these are life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, & to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles & organizing it's[sic] powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. prudence[sic] indeed will dictate that governments[sic] long established should not be changed for", "The Declaration of Independence, Facsimile of Jefferson's original draft".
Subject (lcsh)	Autonomous
Coverage era	[s.d.]
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Type	physical objects texts
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs manuscripts
Accession number	6073
Call number	CHS-6073
Legacy record ID	chs-m17582
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-6073
Archival file	chs_Volume99/CHS-6073.tiff

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