Declaration of Independence

• There was no "United States" in the Declaration of Independence
• Jefferson was upset that slavery was edited out
• The youngest signer was 26-year-old Edward Rutledge and the oldest was 70-year-old Benjamin Franklin.
• Richard Stockton was the only one that ever recanted his oath (after he was captured by the British)
• Bargain hunter bought an old copy of the Declaration of Independence at a flea market for $4, and sold it for more than $8 millions.

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