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Rare 'Exeter' copy of Declaration of Independence discovered in UK

The Hill · July 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM UTC

A rare printing of the Declaration of Independence that was lost for more than 250 years was recovered in London, Britain’s National Archives announced Friday. It is the only known copy of its kind existing outside the U.S. The so-called Exeter Declaration, which was printed in Exeter, N.H., days after the Declaration on Independence was adopted...