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Rare copy of the Declaration of Independence on display at New York Public Library
The document was attached to a report detailing the capture of the American privateer Dalton on Christmas Eve, 1776
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What happenedVisitors with tickets can view the manuscript which is handwritten by Thomas Jefferson.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "‘Vanishingly rare’ copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archiv...". The right frames it as "Britain's National Archives finds copy of Declaration of Independence in captured U.S. sh...".
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9 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftRare copy of Declaration of Independence found in UK archives ahead of America’s 250th anniversary
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterRare copy of the Declaration of Independence on display at New York Public Library
ABC7 New York · Center · News report
Right / center-rightZohran Mamdani to Deliver ‘Major Address’ Marking America’s 250th With Newly Naturalized Citizens
Britain's National Archives finds copy of Declaration of Independence in captured U.S. ship's papers
Michael Scurr has been volunteering at Britain's National Archives for the last 11 years, spending his Thursday mornings painstakingly cataloging documents for the benefit of future researc...
‘Vanishingly rare’ copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archives
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One of 11 surviving copies of ‘Exeter printing’ and only one known outside US was taken from American privateer ship For Michael Scurr, a volunteer at the National Archives in Kew, west Lon...
