Evidence: What Makes the Declaration Unique?

  • George Washington, Circular Letter to the States, June 8, 1783.
  • James Madison, Letter to Thomas Jefferson, February 8, 1825.
  • Calvin Coolidge, Speech on the Inspiration of the Declaration, July 5, 1926.
  • Alexander Hamilton, The Farmer Refuted, 1775.
  • Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Henry Lee, May 8, 1825.