The Declaration of Independence stands as a powerful, influential endorsement of self-governance. We are pleased to offer Thomas Jefferson's manuscript draft of the Declaration reproduced as the front cover of our impressive, grande format journal. It is accompanied by a replica of the final version of the Declaration, complete with signatories’ autographs, as the back cover. This hardcover volume makes a delightful gift, or a wonderful item for your own use.

Drafted by 33 year old Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty. It was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and announced that the 13 American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states and no longer a part of the British Empire. Instead, they formed a union that would become a new nation - the United States of America.