Declaration Database Declaration Resources Project August 2018 This catalog lists book, periodical, broadside, graphic, and manuscript editions of the Declaration of Independence produced in the first fifty years of independence, 1776-1826. As of August 2018, the Declaration Resources Project has identified 747 distinct editions of the text. For the most up-to-date information on this database in progress, please visit declaration.fas.harvard.edu/database. August 2018 Contents 1776................................................................................................................................................. 4 1777............................................................................................................................................... 13 1778............................................................................................................................................... 15 1779............................................................................................................................................... 16 1780............................................................................................................................................... 17 1781............................................................................................................................................... 18 1782............................................................................................................................................... 19 1783............................................................................................................................................... 20 1784............................................................................................................................................... 21 1785............................................................................................................................................... 22 1786............................................................................................................................................... 23 1787............................................................................................................................................... 24 1789............................................................................................................................................... 25 1791............................................................................................................................................... 26 1792............................................................................................................................................... 28 1793............................................................................................................................................... 29 1794............................................................................................................................................... 30 1795............................................................................................................................................... 32 1796............................................................................................................................................... 34 1797............................................................................................................................................... 36 1798............................................................................................................................................... 38 1799............................................................................................................................................... 40 1800............................................................................................................................................... 42 1801............................................................................................................................................... 45 1802............................................................................................................................................... 49 1803............................................................................................................................................... 53 1804............................................................................................................................................... 56 1805............................................................................................................................................... 60 1806............................................................................................................................................... 65 1807............................................................................................................................................... 72 1808............................................................................................................................................... 77 Declaration Database (August 2018) 2 1809............................................................................................................................................... 81 1810............................................................................................................................................... 85 1811............................................................................................................................................... 90 1812............................................................................................................................................... 95 1813............................................................................................................................................. 100 1814............................................................................................................................................. 105 1815............................................................................................................................................. 108 1816............................................................................................................................................. 112 1817............................................................................................................................................. 117 1818............................................................................................................................................. 120 1819............................................................................................................................................. 124 1820............................................................................................................................................. 128 1821............................................................................................................................................. 133 1822............................................................................................................................................. 137 1823............................................................................................................................................. 141 1824............................................................................................................................................. 147 1825............................................................................................................................................. 152 1826............................................................................................................................................. 156 Manuscripts ................................................................................................................................. 160 Note: As of August 2018, no editions produced in 1788 or 1790 have been located. Reference Sources: • Matyas: Steven M. Matyas, Jr. Declaration of Independence: A Short Title Checklist of Books, Pamphlets, and Periodicals, Printing the U.S. Declaration of Independence, 1776-1825, 2009 (http://www.usdeclarationofindependence.com) • EAI Series 1: Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 (Readex) • EAI Series 2: Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819 (Readex) • ESTC: The British Library, English Short Title Catalogue (estc.bl.uk) • Walsh: Michael J. Walsh, “Contemporary Broadside Editions of the Declaration of Independence,” Harvard Library Bulletin (Volume III, no. I, Winter 1949) • Bidwell: John Bidwell, “American History in Image and Text,” Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, 1989 • Afro-Americana: Afro-Americana Imprints, 1535-1922, from the Library Company of Philadelphia (Readex) • American Slavery: The American Slavery Collection, 1820-1922, from the American Antiquarian Society (Readex) Declaration Database (August 2018) 3 1776 | Books B76.1 1776 July 8 (circa) The Genuine Principles of the Ancient Saxon, or English Constitution. Author: Demophilus Printer: Robert Bell Pennsylvania – Philadelphia Declaration of Independence: pp. 41-46. Full text. References: ESTC W20371, EAI Series 1 14734, Matyas 76-01 B76.2 1776 The South-Carolina and Georgia Almanack, for the Year of Our Lord 1777. [...] Also, The Declaration of Independency; [...] Author: John Tobler, Esq. Printer: Robert