Show Declaration Authorship Is Given to Jefferson TIlE IID common understanding Is that Jefferson wrote the Declaration Dec of or Independence RIchord Rich Rich- Richand Richard Rich RIch- and ard Lee had been a steadfast advocate advocate ado cate of or Independence for more than 10 years prior to the tho Declaration the and ud ud In his speeches and writings has haa ha prepared most of ot the reasons given In the Declaration observes es a n writer In the Indianapolis News He was sent to the congress Instructed for x Independence and on June 7 7 1770 1776 wrote and Introduced the resolution reso lotion lution declaring Independence He made chairman of ot the committee commit commit- tee to draft the Declaration Congre Con Con- gre grew R marked time for tor three weeks while some delegates were awaiting Instructions and during that time Lee wai W If called home by the Illness of or his wife wire The chairmanship was turned over to Jefferson who led led the committee In drafting the Dec Declaration Owing to Lees Lee's part In Inthe Inthe the preliminaries some authorities credit him with the drafting while others believe bellev that It really expressed expressed ex ex- pressed Jeffersons Jefferson's views r JL f |