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Declaration Found on Captured Ship | San Antonio News
A British archivist stumbles upon a rare treasure: one of only eleven known copies of the Exeter printing of the Declaration of Independence, hidden in the letters of an 18th-century Royal Navy captain. Found aboard a Continental Congress ship, this copy—likely read aloud to its crew—offers a powerful, personal link to the ideals of the American Revolution. The ship it was on, the privateer Dalton, was captured by the British, and its crew, including a young Charles Hebert, endured brutal imprisonment. This discovery isn’t just history—it’s a living artifact, whispering from the past to…
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