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Fifty-six (56) members of the Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence ([link removed]) . But they didn’t do so on the Fourth of July.[1] ([link removed])

In fact, the Congress formally voted to declare independence on July 2, 1776. They approved the draft document prepared by Thomas Jefferson ([link removed]) on July 4. That document was signed only by John Hancock and Charles Thompson. They were the president and secretary of the Congress.[1] ([link removed]) [2] ([link removed])

The document was sent to a printer, and an enlarged copy of the document was signed on August 2.[2] ([link removed])

Some delegates refused to sign the document. That included John Jay ([link removed]) who would later become the first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court ([link removed]) . Others, such as Edward Rutledge of South Carolina, opposed the document but signed it to give the impression of unity.[2] ([link removed])

As noted in an earlier Number of the Day ([link removed]) , the formal Declaration of Independence was issued 15 months after the War for Independence began.

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