The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.While Jefferson did most of the work, he still hated the editing the document went through. Normally committees come in for criticism, but in this case, something remarkable came out of one.
Monday, June 11, 2012
A Worthwhile Committee
June 11, 1776:
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