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Rare copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence found gathering dust in BRITAIN'S National Archive
01:03 GMT, 3 July 2009
An original first print of the American Declaration of Independence has been discovered gathering dust in Britain.
The document that changed history was approved on July 4, 1776, and this is one of only 26 copies known to have survived out of 200 printed that night.
The poster size proclamation is in perfect condition and is said to be worth ?5million.
The document discovered among a file of 18th century papers. It is one of only 26 surviving copies
It was found by chance by an American antiquarian bookseller
carrying out unrelated research in the National Archives in Kew, West
London. The manuscript was hidden among correspondence from U.S.
colonists that had been intercepted by the British in the 18th century.
The Declaration, which helped establish the guiding principles
of modern democracy, was written mainly by U.S. Founding Father Thomas
Jefferson and is described by historians as 'America's birth
certificate'. It includes the then extraordinary assertion: 'We hold these
truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,' which paved
the way for the French Revolution 13 years later. It was signed by 56 delegates from the 13 American colonies that were at war with Britain.
The 200 first copies were made by printer John Dunlap that night and distributed throughout the colonies the following morning to be read aloud to the colonists and their militia.It is not certain how the newly discovered copy came into British hands, but it is likely to have been captured by the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War which continued for seven years after the Declaration of Independence was signed.The last discovery of a Dunlap print was at a flea market in 1989, and it sold at auction in 2000 for ?4.94million.
Britain's National Archive has three Dunlap prints of the original Declaration of Independence, dating from July 4, 1776
Despite its value, the National Archives said it will not be selling the print, although it might be loaned to former foes in the U.S.'The Americans are very excited by it,' said a spokesman.'We do often loan out our key documents and I'm sure if an American institution wanted to borrow it, we would consider lending it to them.'It's amazing that it has been lying here for so long undetected. It just shows how many documents we have.'Edward Hampshire, the diplomatic and colonial specialist at the National Archives, said it was an incredibly exciting find.'It is likely that only around 200 of these were ever printed, so uncovering a new one nearly 250 years later is extremely rare, especially one in such good condition'.The National Archives already has two other copies of the Declaration of Independence, one of which it keeps on display.The Declaration was signed by 56 delegates from the colonies including two future presidents,
Jefferson and John Adams, prompting church bells to ring over Philadelphia.In the U.S. July 4 is marked by a public holiday, known as Independence Day.
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ORIGINAL DECLARATION LETTER FROM PRINCIPAL/MANUFACTURER－这是什么东东？
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客户要这个东东，请问是原产地证明吗？ 好像不是哦，又差不多。哪位有类似的样板，急求....谢谢！
我们的产品是无牌手机，跟客户要样板，他说没有。
他用这些文件好像是要申请他们政府的批文...
据客户说，这个应当是个厂家出具的原产地声明之类的文件，不过没做过，真不知道怎么写
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不是产地证明,应该是一个声明,类似于品质测试证明或者安全测试证明,这要看具体出口什么产品? 我觉得如果不太明白, 跟客户沟通一下呢.
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确实是问客人要个样本最好了
有的是需要官方的 有的只要工厂提供就可以了
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更客户要样板了，他说没有，他好像是要在他们当地申请政府批文
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以前我们皮件出到美国需要提供这种声明
可以问问银行 银行接触的多了 样本也多
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