Jefferson's "Original Rough Draught" of Declaration of Independence

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Michael Beschloss‏ @BeschlossDC 18h18 hours ago

Thomas Jefferson's “Original Rough Draught" of Declaration of Independence (with revisions by John Adams & Benjamin Franklin)


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more: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/ruffdrft.html

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2. And an amazing recording from that era

Nobody knows how it survived or even how it was recorded. But Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin are heard discussing the Declaration of Independence:

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3. heh

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4. Its a draft

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5. "Draught"

draught:

British spelling of draft, , , .

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6. I'd like to be able to read the crossed-out sections

With the use of modern technology, have the original words been deciphered?

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7. more here

https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/ruffdrft.html