World · 4 July 2026
Rare US Declaration copy found in UK archives
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A volunteer at The National Archives in Kew found a rare copy of the US Declaration of Independence, the only one known outside America. It was printed in New Hampshire in July 1776 and seized by the Royal Navy from an American ship later that year. The document, once described as "another paper," will now be displayed in an exhibition.
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