Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Friday, December 11, 2026 · 11:00 AM EST · Sanibel Public Library · Sanibel, FL
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The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July, 4, 1776. Influenced by Enlightenment ideals of fundamental rights and freedoms, it provided both the foundation and the guiding principles for the new nation. On July 19, 1776, Congress ordered that the Declaration be engrossed on parchment and copied. On August 7,1776 members of the Second Continental Congress, including John Hancock, the President of the Congress, began signing the engrossed copy of the Declaration of In
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