Thomas Jefferson's Gig

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IN CONGRESS. JULY 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration de States of America, here in the lowense of human everate it becomes morcefoney for cons propele de deſpotove the ſpotlineal bands which have connected the worth, the separate werd equal paction to which the Lace of Nature and of Natures God inteth them, a bomb respect to the opinions of n & imped them to the poparation. Mr. hold these truths to be filf evident, that all men are cand equal, that they ar is, that among That to save these rights Goveraments, ends. It is the Right of the indilandas dingly all re Sf. Liberty and the permite of . Happiness. que erat. – What abe neve any chum of Government becomes hustration of the tion on wuche principles and organizing to power in such form with bo stablishion ſhould not be changed for light and transient coups: and le thromadens by abolishing the forme to which under absolute Despotism, it is their right, itu, on Eestories, and ſuch is now the necesity which in ingnies and referipations, alt hoving in dired deject has refiend his Ulfered to Lover, the most while some és surpructed in luni opmation till his Appent shoulde of large districts of fouple, untijo those people wor in called together legislative ladies at plucas unusual, mis He has dipolved Reproſtation Howon inpestle vus, to cause others to be with whandby the degustative for well the dangers of invasion proc this out of Traningeness: refine ing to f wing his fact that Hle vor pretth. cesid *** aple and get inf our Gersamente in di nt here. at hoa, ty deduring me out of his Rotation Button Lymer Hatte Gre nation. English Suspeh Menas shume to ablishment company for the Til: and why ngush the ble Hi Bed & Met A laget. Jel Athing Laws in a neighbouring absolute tule into that Colom Vinitation, and deckar Amos & Go Thich Murder The depriving Low many came of th ghbouring Tastablishing therein a There haking away George Wythe kannya se Thattern. he has cuttinday Che undistinguished drettuation of all t KESEG af Grammont. on the Stat The ho Deti autres invented Ankrud vun deur: mome Saya Moch Ful Abo Emal sehr Gef Fritter Go Beylich Action METE tie kansporting torges Chemise of foreign Morarun halvus eges, and betody unworting the Head of a cintizal nation.. "omis of thni punds and Bullteen, rike full timestone by their Hands- ratife Indian Surages, whome brower niet of unifore,. the marked by weig mod decembro tronne. Den reported Factions have been answered By Reported injury. A Rin thi. Ner have the bus wanting in attentions to om. Bettich brethun. We have warned them from von uminded brem of the decumshome of qus congration and fillement here. We have opported botheir nabre justice and magi one of things by than bege AN fore, for the time if their substann. and muperior to the Civis pouss Invitation refore, acquises in the memfuity, which heuvances our toporation, and hauled there, on un hold the cast of mankind. Enomia in 1952, Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congresſ. Alfombial spporting to this depreces Joules of the y Authority of the good Shephe vittimalionis polomaly precediate and declare. Ficat these United Colories are, and of Right ought the from all Allegiance to the British brown, and that all political con unation betoon them and the State of Great Britaon, is and night enot Pastis, they have full Ponce to Cry ther, ac moleude fron, cutadt Alimom, astablish Comours, and be d all other Atels and Thing tard for the houſſere often Daduration, with a firm reliance on the protecture of devine Providence, we moshually pledge to auch Johnsonnh MA this facter history of the This lat. o prora in his Governors and the them. right in formable for the wape s of the people. ple at lange for Thei opulation of the Site parations of hands.. tants of those it. mal by jury o bary govomment a hearters, abolishing a to deguskatt for in ou boude burat curi my begun with lehen lapton on the high tions unsonget us, and ha bitions In any othe Bik Bor pengt An John Adams horfasta Wenn NA diep Hopkins Willian Elling Appe THOMAS JEFFERSON'S GIG All that is left of the one horse gig or chaise built at Monti- cello for Jefferson. He rode in this gig from Monticello to Philadelphia to write the Declaration of Independence

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Copyright 1926-Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, Inc. Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, designed and built by him, is now a patriotic shrine maintained by voluntary contributions from the patriots of America to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation. National head- quarters, 115 Broadway, New York City. HERE