Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured U.S. privateer ship, England, London Beloud

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Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured U.S. privateer ship

Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured U.S. privateer ship

A volunteer at the UK National Archives has discovered a rare 18th-century copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Found among the papers of a Royal Navy captain, the document is one o...

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