1Editorial Note: Declaration of the Causes and Necessity for Taking Up Arms (Jefferson Papers)
The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity for Taking Up Arms was one of several addresses...
2I. Jefferson’s Composition Draft, 26 June–6 July 1775 (Jefferson Papers)
The large strides < advances > of late taken by the legislature of Great Britain towards...
3II. Jefferson’s Fair Copy for the Committee, 26 June–6 July 1775 (Jefferson Papers)
< We > A Declaration < of > by the representatives of the United colonies of America now sitting...
4III. John Dickinson’s Composition Draft, 26 June–6 July 1775 (Jefferson Papers)
A Declaration by the Representatives of the United Colonies of North America now < sitting > met...
5IV. The Declaration as Adopted by Congress, [6 July 1775] (Jefferson Papers)
A Declaration by the Reprensentatives of the United Colonies of North-America, now met in...