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If interested, there was a post on Timothy Matlack’s great penmanship with writing the Declaration of Independence: https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2021/07/
by hhs 5y ago
If interested, there was a post on Timothy Matlack’s great penmanship with writing the Declaration of Independence: https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2021/07/01/the-power-of-penmanship-writing-the-declaration-of-independence/ https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2021/07/01/the-power-of-...
- lelandfe 5y ago> The formality and skill of the engrossed copy strengthened the persuasiveness of the Declaration by distancing its arguments from any individual. The document [also] helped protect the identities of the signers — the names were kept secret until 1777 This is a fascinating aside that I'd never considered before (and I did not know that the signatories were kept secret for some time). Thanks for the link. I wonder if keeping the signatories secret was done to temporarily give the appearance of unanimity, since some congressmen refused to sign.