Three rare copies of the Declaration of Independence will be on display in R.I.
Using the Dunlap version, Solomon Southwick, printer of the Newport Mercury, on July 12, 1776, was paid to make 29 prints to be distributed to town clerks in Rhode Island, according to the State Archives. Only six are known to exist. One copy has remained at its intended destination for nearly 250 years. A Southwick … Read more