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Kew
Coverage of Kew in the Nexus archive.
- Rare copy of the Declaration of Independence seized by the British in 1776 is found
A rare 1776 printing of the US Declaration of Independence, previously seized by the British, was discovered at The National Archives in Kew, London. The document is historically significant as one of the few surviving copies linked to the American Revolution.
- ‘Vanishingly rare’ copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archives
A volunteer at the UK's National Archives discovered a rare copy of the US Declaration of Independence, one of 11 surviving 'Exeter printing' versions and the only known copy outside the US. The document was found in a volume of 18th-century Royal Navy correspondence and is believed to have been taken from an American privateer ship.