Handwriting History

Historians have attributed the authorship of the Declaration of Independence to Thomas Jefferson, despite the Second Continental Congress having appointed Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston to aid in the writing of this document. Jefferson wrote the first draft from June 11 to June 28, after which John Adams and Benjamin Franklin revised the text. A third draft was inked after submission to the Congress before the Declaration was sent out for printing.

They wrote with quills and inks. the handwriting is very legible. Historians have attributed the authorship of the Declaration of Independence to Thomas Jefferson, despite the Second Continental Congress having appointed Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston to aid in the writing of this document. Jefferson wrote the first draft from June 11 to June 28, after which John Adams and Benjamin Franklin revised the text. A third draft was inked after submission to the Congress before the Declaration was sent out for printing.

The entire document was written with ink by quills and engrossed on parchment by the scribe, Timothy Matlack. His flawless penmanship remains legible even to most in the modern age. White-out or spellcheck did not exist.

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

ps there is only one mention of God in the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson used the term "Nature's God." Later, he used "Creator" and lastly "Divine Providence and none in the Constitution.

Freedom of religion and from religion.

Now more than ever.