Did mercy Otis warren sign the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 1

No, Mercy Otis warren did not sign the Declaration of Independence . However, she and her patriotic husband, General James Warren, had long urged their patriotic ally and friend John Adams to convince mmebers of the Continental Congress to have a Declaration prepared and signed. When a copy of the Declaration finally arrived in Boston in July 1776,, the Warrens and their friend Abigail Adams were recovering from illnesses related to recent smallpox inoculations. Nancy Rubin Stuart, Author, "The Muse of the Revolution: The Secret Pen of Mercy Otis Warren and the Founding of a Nation "( Beacon Press, 2008, 2009).