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[THEY CallMe Mr Wilkes]

This week the New York Historical Society is showing a rarely seen duo side by side:

A rare printing of The Declaration of Independence alongside the little known "Declaration of Dependence."

I was completely unaware of this document,  signed in November 1776 by 500+ New Yorkers proclaiming loyalty to the British Monarchy.

Fascinating piece of American history and a new document to me!  The exhibit is entitled "Our History of Discord."

[CalminHeart]

It sounds like what is happening today too, just not to the queen.

[THEY CallMe Mr Wilkes]

Also, an extremely rare actual piece of this statue of King George III, toppled in July 1776 at Bowling Green in lower Manhattan will be displayed, preserved by the Historical Society.   Through July 7th.

[LTT1]

@THEY CallMe Mr Wilkes 

Thank you for sharing!

Isn't this an interesting "turn of events"!
It seems we have always been a country of independent thinkers!

And aren't we lucky to live in a country where this is allowed!

[Marp]

Anyone remember the start of the Lone Ranger TV show--"Return with us now, to those thrilling days of yesteryear."

[Estellee]

If I lived in the area I would love to see it, thanks for the info @THEY CallMe Mr Wilkes 

[THEY CallMe Mr Wilkes]

I also wonder if documents of this type are still existing in other former colonies?

Fascinating for students of our American History!

[Group 5 minus 1]

@CalminHeart What Queen is she writing about?

[We rescue cats]

Interesting insight to the 'rest of the story'. Never knew this part of our history existed, thank you!

[LTT1]

@THEY CallMe Mr Wilkes @We rescue cats @Group 5 minus 1 @Estellee @Marp 

I got curious and googled

Ended up on a site called

"All Things Liberty"

and found this:

"The 242-year-old Declaration of Dependence is owned by the New-York Historical Society Library. Having only seen the on line version of this 242-year-old document,[2] I can describe it as a large sheet which has the wishes of the signers written on the top half followed below by eight columns with approximately thirty-five signatures in each column. The left most column has perhaps ten signatures worn away. There follows three smaller pages of signatures, in four columns on each page. The fourth column on the last page has been torn away. What appear to be water marks distort and disfigure other signatures on these three pages."