lish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor. may of right do. JOHN ADAMS ROBT TREAT PAINE SAMEL HUNTINGTON WM FLOYD PHIL. LIVINGSTON FRANS LEWIS ABRA CLARK GEO. Ross CÆSAR RODNEY GEO READ THO M:KEAN SAMUEL CHASE WM PACA THOS STONE CHARLES CARROLL of Carrollton GEORGE WYTHE RICHARD HENRY LEE. TH JEFFERSON BENJA HARRISON THOS NELSON jr. FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT LEE CARTER BRAXTON WM HOOPER JOSEPH HEWES, JOHN PENN EDWARD RUTLEDGE. ARTHUR MIDDLETON LYMAN HALL GEO WALTON. lish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do.—And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor. JOSIAH BARTLETT WM WHIPPLE SAML ADAMS JOHN ADAMS ROBT TREAT PAINE ROGER SHERMAN SAMEL HUNTINGTON WM WILLIAMS MATTHEW THORNTON WM FLOYD PHIL. LIVINGSTON FRANS LEWIS LEWIS MORRIS ABRA CLARK JOHN HANCOCK GEO. TAYLOR JAMES WILSON GEO. Ross CÆSAR RODNEY GEO READ THO M:KEAN SAMUEL CHASE WM PACA THOS STONE CHARLES CARROLL of Carrollton GEORGE WYTHE RICHARD HENRY LEE. TH JEFFERSON BENJA HARRISON THOS NELSON jr. FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT LEE CARTER BRAXTON WM HOOPER JOSEPH HEWES, JOHN PENN EDWARD RUTLEDGE. ARTHUR MIDDLETON BUTTON GWINNETT LYMAN HALL GEO WALTON. |