Timeline Fall 2013
1776:
June 7- In Philadelphia, Congress gets a letter from Richard Henry Lee talking about wanting independence.
June 11- Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Sherman, and Livingston formed a committee to create a draft.
June 12-27- Requested by everyone in the committee, Thomas Jefferson writes a draft and gets reviewed.
June 28- The draft, from the entire committee, gets sent to Congress and is read over.
July 1-4- Congress edits and finalizes Declaration of Independence.
July 2- Congress declares independence against Britain, and army is sent to New York.
July 4- In Philadelphia, Congress approves the Declaration of Independence. Dunlap prints 24 copies, which are now called "Dunlap Broadsides".
July 5- First few copies get sent to the legislatures of New Jersey and Delaware.
July 6- The first newspaper rendition of Declaration of Independence in Pennsylvania.
July 8- In Philadelphia, the first reading of the document occurred.
July 9- Washington gives an order that the reading should be done in front of the army in New York.
July 19- Declaration is finally signed by all members.
August 2- Delegates sign a copy of the document.
