It's crazy to think that Thomas Jefferson wrote the entire Declaration of Independence without an eraser or Wite-out, amirite?

+243 It's crazy to think that Thomas Jefferson wrote the entire Declaration of Independence without an eraser or Wite-out, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Nope, actually they wrote several rough drafts and a scribe wrote the actual document on parchment.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

They also could erase their mistakes, though I forgot how. The document initially referred to people as "subjects". This was erased and changed to "citizens", as shown by some high tech scanning.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I believe that Henry W. Longfellow actually wrote it. Correct me if I'm wrong.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

He wasn't even born then.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You're wrong.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I'm not insisting I was right. Hence "Correct me if I'm wrong." did you correct me? I think not.

by Anonymous 12 years ago