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Thomas Jefferson, later to become the third President of the U.S.A., wrote most of the original draft of the Declaration of Independence. He was part of a committee of five men; Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman were the other four members of the committee.

Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Decleration of independence.John Hancock signed it , and also help from Benjamin Franklin.there were 56 signers of the decleration of independence, which was signed on July 4, 1776
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