DEARBORN, Mich. – A National Archives Tour of historical documents is making a stop at the Henry Ford.
Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation is free and open to the public.
Museum admission is not required.
Exhibition Highlights
- Original Engraving of the Declaration of Independence, 1823: One of only about 50 known engraved copies of the Declaration of Independence. Commissioned by John Quincy Adams and made by engraver William J. Stone, the engraving has size, text, lettering, and signatures of the original document.
- Articles of Association, 1774: Signed by all 53 delegates, the Articles of Association urged colonists to boycott British goods and was the Continental Congress’s first major unified act of resistance against Britain.
- George Washington’s, Alexander Hamilton’s, and Aaron Burr’s Oaths of Allegiance, 1778: Oaths of Allegiance that all officers of the Continental Army signed during the Revolutionary War.
- Treaty of Paris, 1783: Signed by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay, this Treaty with Great Britain formally recognized the United States as an independent nation.
- Secret Printing of the Constitution in Draft Form, 1787: A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution in draft form, with the delegate’s handwritten notes made during the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
- Tally of Votes Approving the Constitution, 1787: The voting records of the Constitutional Convention debates, resolutions, and vote on the final text for the Constitution.
- Senate Markup of the Bill of Rights, 1789: This is the U.S. Senate’s “markup” of what became the Bill of Rights. On September 25, 1789, Congress passed these 12 amendments then sent them to states for approval. Articles 3 through 12 were ratified in 1791, ensuring such basic American freedoms as the right to freedom of speech, freedom of worship, and freedom of assembly.
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A National Archives Tour of historical documents representative joined Local 4 Live to tell us more about the Henry Ford stop.
You can watch the full interview in the video at the beginning of this article.