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Offline bijou

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Rare copy of the Declaration of Independence found gathering dust in Britain
« on: July 02, 2009, 02:46:31 PM »

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An original first print of the United States Declaration of Independence has been discovered gathering dust in Britain after nearly 250 years.

The poster size proclamation, which is in perfect condition and is said to be worth £5million, is one of only 26 surviving initial copies of the document that changed the course of history.

It was found by complete chance by an American antiquarian bookseller carrying out unrelated research in the National Archives in Kew, West London.

The manuscript was hidden among files of correspondence from U.S. colonists that had been intercepted by the British in the 18th century. ... Despite its value, the National Archives said it will not be selling the print, although it might be loaned to former foes in the U.S.

'The Americans are very excited by it,' said a spokesman.

'We do often loan out our key documents and I'm sure if an American institution wanted to borrow it, we would consider lending it to them.

'It's amazing that it has been lying here for so long undetected. It just shows how many documents we have.' ...
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To be honest, we thought about lending it to a US museum but we've decided to send some DVDs instead. Enjoy!  :-)

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Re: Rare copy of the Declaration of Independence found gathering dust in Britain
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2009, 02:49:46 PM »
Quote from: bijou on July 02, 2009, 02:46:31 PM
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To be honest, we thought about lending it to a US museum but we've decided to send some DVDs instead. Enjoy!  :-)



Please make certain that those DVD's are incompatible with our playback system.......

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Re: Rare copy of the Declaration of Independence found gathering dust in Britain
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2009, 05:23:57 PM »
Quote from: TVDOC on July 02, 2009, 02:49:46 PM
Please make certain that those DVD's are incompatible with our playback system.......

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Re: Rare copy of the Declaration of Independence found gathering dust in Britai
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2009, 05:54:51 PM »
Maybe the British should send that copy to Iraq or to the Iranian protesters.  You know, someone who might appreciate it more than the 52% that voted for B. Hussein 0Bama.
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Re: Rare copy of the Declaration of Independence found gathering dust in Britain
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2009, 06:50:03 PM »
You might want to keep it away from the Welsh.
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