A retired insurance executive, Michael Scurr, discovered a lost early copy of the Declaration of Independence while volunteering at Britain's National Archives. This rare Exeter printing, dated July 1776, was found attached to a report about the capture of the American privateer Dalton by the Royal Navy in December 1776. The document is significant as it is one of only 11 known copies of this printing and the only one located outside the United States, offering a tangible link to the Revolutionary War era. AI
RANK_REASON Discovery of a historically significant document. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]
- Amanda Bevan
- American privateer Dalton
- Britain's National Archives
- Exeter printing
- John Hancock
- Matthew Skic
- Museum of the American Revolution
- Royal Navy
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