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It is, of course, the first page of the First Draft of Jefferson’s Constitution for Virginia, and it served as a rough draft for that document before being employed in the same capacity for the Declaration of Independence. Read a transcript of the rough draft of the Declaration of Independence as authored by Thomas Jefferson before it was edited by the larger Continental Congress. What Jefferson came to call his “original Rough draught” was, Boyd surmised, a fair copy made from the earlier drafts. It has considerable significance, however, as the earliest complete version of the Declaration in Jefferson’s hand. Article • The Declaration of Independence Through Time. This "original rough draft" is in Jefferson's handwriting. The more famous engrossed version of the Declaration of Independence features the penmanship of Timothy Matlack. the document we all study today as the Declaration of Independence. This is Professor Julian Boyd's reconstruction of Thomas Jefferson's "original Rough draught" of the Declaration of Independence before it was . evised by the other members of the Co. mittee of Five and. by . Declaration of Independence (Rough Draft with Final Draft) Declaration of Independence (Official) Jefferson created the original draft of the Declaration of Independence before it was edited by the Continental Congress. Some of the major difference between the original and the final version include: replacing “sacred and undeniable” with “self-evident” and “that from that equal *This is a transcription of Thomas Jefferson's "original Rough draught" of the Declaration of Independence, June 1776, before it was revised by the other members of the Committee of Five and by Congress. **This is a transcription of the first printed version of the Declaration of Independence, July 1776. The "original" rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, in Jefferson's handwriting with passages scratched out and changed, is at the Library of Congress. The "original Rough draught" of the Declaration of Independence, one of the great milestones in American history, shows the evolution of the text from the initial composition draft by Jefferson to the final text adopted by Congress on the morning of July 4, 1776. The “original Rough draught” of the Declaration of Independence, one of the great milestones in American history, shows the evolution of the text from the initial composition draft by Jefferson to the final text adopted by Congress on the morning of July 4, 1776. Printable Version Original Rough Draught of the Declaration of Independence Digital History ID 2358 Author: Thomas Jefferson Date:1776 Annotation: Image shows the first page of the original four page "first draught" of the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson. This early draft, which included several lines condemning the British for sustaining the practice of slavery, was Does Jefferson’s original draft of the Declaration convey a substantially different meaning from that of the document the Continental Congress signed? Would the less moderate tone of the draft have communicated a different message to the audience outside of America? (This is Professor Julian Boyd's reconstruction of Thomas Jefferson's "original Rough draught" of the Declaration of Independence before it was revised by the other members of the Committee of Five and by Congress. Jump to: Preparation Procedure Evaluation This lesson focuses on the drafting of the Declaration of Independence in June of 1776 in Philadelphia. Students will analyze an unidentified historical document and draw conclusions about what this document was for, who created it, and why. After the document is identified as Thomas Jefferson’s “original Rough draught” of the Declaration of This is the "Rough Draft" text of the Declaration as Jefferson probably presented it to Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, for correction, prior to committee. A transcription is provided below the image on this page. The Rough Draft in its present form is thus the ‘original paper,’ together with all, or nearly all, the corrections, additions, and erasures made between the day on which Jefferson submitted it to Franklin and Adams and the 4 of July when Congress adopted the Declaration in its final form. The “Rough draught” includes changes made in the text in the various stages of its evolution—changes made by TJ himself, by Adams and Franklin, who were consulted separately, by the Committee or by Congress. After voting for independence on July 2, the Congress then continued to refine the document, making thirty-nine additional revisions to the committee draft before its final adoption on the morning of July 4. The "original Rough draught" embodies the multiplicity of corrections, additions and deletions that were made at each step. The text in the second column is approximately that reported by the committee to Congress, and is taken from Jefferson's rough draft. The text in the third column is from the engrossed copy of the Declaration of Independence. Title Thomas Jefferson, June 1776, Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence Created / Published 1776-06- Headings - Correspondence Genre Correspondence Notes - Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence Call Number/Physical Location Microfilm Reel: 001 series: Series 1: General Correspondence. 1651-1827 Source Collection The Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress
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