The main objectives of the Declaration of Independence were to announce a cause of action and formally justify the Continental Congress’s July 2, 1776, decision to separate from Great Britain.

Though the clause’s antecedents can be traced as far back as the late seventeenth century, its more immediate predecessors were found in the 1776 Pennsylvania constitution and in the 1777 New ...

In addition to the Constitution, Brunk Auctions will also offer several other notable historical items. These include a first draft of the 1776 Articles of Confederation and a 1788 journal from ...