First Newspaper Printing of the Declaration of Independence
This July 6, 1776 issue of the Pennsylvania Evening Post presented the first newspaper printing of the newly adopted Declaration of Independence. Most Americans read or heard the words of the Declaration of Independence via newspapers and printed broadsides. In Philadelphia, a German language translation appeared in the July 9, 1776 issue of the Pennsylvanischer Staatsbote, a newspaper that served Pennsylvania’s large German-speaking community. By the end of August 1776, the Declaration had been reprinted in at least 29 newspapers and 14 broadsides.
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Pennsylvania Evening Post
Printed by Benjamin Towne
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 6, 1776
Paper, Ink
Museum of the American Revolution
2003.00.1167
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