Transcript: Rare Copy Of Declaration Found In England

MELISSA BLOCK
NPR All Things Considered
07-03-2009
Rare Copy Of Declaration Found In England

Host: MELISSA BLOCK
Time 21:00-22:00 PM


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MELISSA BLOCK, host:

As the 4th of July holiday weekend gets under way, there's news of the recent discovery of a rare original copy of the Declaration of Independence. It turned up in the national archives of the country the colonists were declaring independence from - England. And Edward Hampshire joins us from the British archives to talk about the find. He is the diplomatic and colonial record specialist there. Welcome to the program.

Mr. EDWARD HAMPSHIRE (Diplomatic and Colonial Record Specialist, The National Archives): Hello.

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