‘Vanishingly rare’ copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archivesWhat Scurr had found was a “vanishingly rare” copy of an early printing of the US Declaration of Independence, just weeks before this weekend’s 250th anniversary of its signing. He turned to his supervisor, who was sitting opposite, and said: “I think you should come and have a look at this.” It was, he said, “a really thrilling moment”.
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