Original draft of the Declaration of Independence

This is a scan of the original draft of the Declaration of Independence in Thomas Jefferson’s actual handwriting that now sits in Jefferson’s papers in the Library of Congress. There is a word seen here in Jefferson’s original draft that was removed from the official version inscribed by Timothy Matlack. The removal of that word radically changed the course of American history. Do you see what that word is? ~ Ed.

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