Show another date for declaration the philadelphia newspapers on july 3 1770 1776 merely announced that on yesterday the continental congress declared the united colonies free and independent states only those twelve words and no more morel I 1 it was not noc until two days later inter however that ahr declaration an tended and blue pen cilea was agreed to and signed by john hancock president of congress ills HIS was the only name then given out this man a boston mir merchant chant rode in a carriage drawn by six bay homes and dressed in cloth embroidered with gold and sliver silver james H morrow inthe detroit iree Free prem 1 fly va i |