Declaration of Voluntary Enlistment in the Continental Army by Daniel Coon of Connecticut, June 25, 1776
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The Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, but American colonists knew that true independence would only be achieved through war. Days earlier, Daniel Coon had voluntarily enlisted himself in a Connecticut battalion of the Continental Army - a ragtag group of patriots with few weapons, no military training, and more than seven years of battle ahead.
The Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, but American colonists knew that true independence would only be achieved through war. Days earlier, Daniel Coon had voluntarily enlisted himself in a Connecticut battalion of the Continental Army - a ragtag group of patriots with few weapons, no military training, and more than seven years of battle ahead.
Artifact
Declaration
Date Made
25 June 1776
Subject Date
1776
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On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
2005.15.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Dimensions
Height: 2.25 in
Width: 7 in
Inscriptions
Daniel Coon
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